Health psychology
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Health psychology
McGraw-Hill Education, c2015
9th ed
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- : [hardback]
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-387) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
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: [hardback] ISBN 9780077861810
Description
Since the first edition was published in 1986, this text has helped thousands of college students learn how to maintain their health and guard against illness. The goal of Health Psychology has always been to make research accessible in a way that integrates theory with practical applications so that people can lead healthier lives. The importance of social relationships, health behaviors, and co-management of health and illness are themes that are woven throughout the text.
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Table of Contents
About the AuthorContentsPrefacePART ONE - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGYCHAPTER 1 - What Is Health Psychology?CHAPTER 2 - The Systems of the BodyPART TWO - HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND PRIMARY PREVENTIONCHAPTER 3 - Health BehaviorsCHAPTER 4 - Health-Promoting BehaviorsCHAPTER 5 - Health-Compromising BehaviorsPART THREE - STRESS AND COPINGCHAPTER 6 - StressCHAPTER 7 - Coping, Resilience, and Social SupportPART FOUR - SEEKING AND USING HEALTH CARE SERVICESCHAPTER 8 - Using Health ServicesCHAPTER 9 - Patients, Providers, and TreatmentsCHAPTER 10 - The Management of Pain and DiscomfortPART FIVE - MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSCHAPTER 11 - Management of Chronic IllnessCHAPTER 12 - Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal IllnessCHAPTER 13 - Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II DiabetesCHAPTER 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders PART SIX - TOWARD THE FUTURECHAPTER 15 - Health Psychology: Challenges for the FutureGlossaryReferencesCreditsName IndexSubject Index
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: International ed. ISBN 9781259254284
Description
Since the first edition was published in 1986, this textbook has helped thousands of college students learn how to maintain their health and guard against illness. The goal of the book has always been to make research accessible in a way that integrates theory with practical applications so that people can lead healthier lives. The importance of social relationships, health behaviors, and co-management of health and illness are themes that are woven throughout the text.
Table of Contents
About the AuthorContentsPrefacePART ONE - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGYCHAPTER 1 - What Is Health Psychology?CHAPTER 2 - The Systems of the BodyPART TWO - HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND PRIMARY PREVENTIONCHAPTER 3 - Health BehaviorsCHAPTER 4 - Health-Promoting BehaviorsCHAPTER 5 - Health-Compromising BehaviorsPART THREE - STRESS AND COPINGCHAPTER 6 - StressCHAPTER 7 - Coping, Resilience, and Social SupportPART FOUR - SEEKING AND USING HEALTH CARE SERVICESCHAPTER 8 - Using Health ServicesCHAPTER 9 - Patients, Providers, and TreatmentsCHAPTER 10 - The Management of Pain and DiscomfortPART FIVE - MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESSCHAPTER 11 - Management of Chronic IllnessCHAPTER 12 - Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal IllnessCHAPTER 13 - Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II DiabetesCHAPTER 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders PART SIX - TOWARD THE FUTURECHAPTER 15 - Health Psychology: Challenges for the FutureGlossaryReferencesCreditsName IndexSubject Index
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