Health psychology
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Health psychology
McGraw-Hill, c2012
8th ed
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"McGraw Hill, connect learn succeed"
"Published by McGraw-Hill, an imprint of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-486) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The eighth edition of Health Psychology highlights health issues that face the college student and his or her family through both accessible research examples and profiles of interventions. It also highlights health issues relevant to the college student's immediate and global environment with both accessible research examples and profiles of interventions. This edition contains clear descriptions on current research into the prevention, treatment, and causes (social, genetic, and biological) of health related disorders.
Table of Contents
PREFACEPART ONE - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGYCHAPTER 1 - What Is Health Psychology? CHAPTER 2 - The Systems of the Body PART TWO - HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND PRIMARY PREVENTIONCHAPTER 3 - Health Behaviors CHAPTER 4 - Specific Health-Related BehaviorsCHAPTER 5 - Health-Compromising Behaviors: Alcoholism and SmokingPART THREE - STRESS AND COPINGCHAPTER 6 - Stress CHAPTER 7 - Moderators of the Stress Experience PART FOUR - THE PATIENT IN THE TREATMENT SETTINGCHAPTER 8 - Using Health Services CHAPTER 9 - Patient-Provider Relations CHAPTER 10 - The Management of Pain and DiscomfortPART FIVE - MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSCHAPTER 11 - Management of Chronic Illness CHAPTER 12 - Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness CHAPTER 13 - Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II Diabetes CHAPTER 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders PART SIX - TOWARD THE FUTURECHAPTER 15 - Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future GLOSSARY REFERENCES CREDITS NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX
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