Mind/body health
Subtitle: the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships
By: Keith J. Karren ... [et al.].
Contributors: Karren, Keith J.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings; Benjamin Cummings
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 591
ISBN-13: 9780321596420
Subjects: Medicine, Psychosomatic; Emotions -- Health aspects; Psychoneuroimmunology; Mind and body; Psychosomatic Medicine; Attitude to Health; Emotions; Personality; Social Support
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Psychoneuroimmunology : the connection between the mind and the body; title: The impact of stress on health; title: The disease-prone personality; title: Anger, hostility, and health; title: Worry, anxiety, fear, and health; title: Depression, despair, and health; title: Insomnia and sleep deprivation : health effects and treatment; title: The disease-resistant personality; title: Social support, relationships, and health; title: Loneliness and health; title: Marriage and health; title: Families and health; title: The healing power of altruism; title: The healing power of optimism; title: Explanatory style and health; title: Locus of control, self-esteem, and health; title: The healing power of humor and laughter; title: The importance of nutrition to mind and body health; title: Behavioral medicine treatment : the effects on health outcomes of mind-body interventions; title: Principles of resilience and methods of implementing them.