Health psychology : biopsychosocial interactions
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Health psychology : biopsychosocial interactions
John Wiley & Sons, c1994
2nd ed
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. 491-558
Includes author and subject indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Utilizing the biopsychosocial model as the basic explanatory theme for health and health care, this study outlines a systems approach which is complemented by the integration of life-span development in health and illness.
Table of Contents
- PART I: Basic Issues and Processes: An Overview of Psychology and Health
- The Body's Physical Systems
- Part II: Stress, Illness and Coping: Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources
- Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness
- Coping with and Reducing Stress
- Part III: Lifestyles to Enhance Health and Prevent Illness: Health-Related Behaviour and Health Promotion
- Reducing Substance Use and Abuse
- Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety
- Part IV: Becoming Ill and Getting Medical Treatment: Using Health Services
- In the Hospital: The Setting, Procedures and Effects on Patients
- Part V: Physical Symptoms: Pain and Discomfort: The Nature and Symptoms of Pain
- Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain
- Part VI: Chronic and Life-Threatening Health Problems: Serious and Disabling Chronic Illnesses: Causes, Management and Coping
- Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer and AIDS: Causes, Management and Coping
- Part VII: Looking to the Future: What's Ahead for Health Psychology?
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