Mind/body health
Subtitle: the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships
By: Keith J. Karren ... [et al.]
Contributors: Karren, Keith J
Edition: 3rd ed
Publisher: Pearson/Benjamin Cummings
Published: 2006
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 702
Subjects: Medicine, Psychosomatic; Emotions -- Health aspects; Psychoneuroimmunology; Mind and body
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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: Grief, bereavement, and health; title: The healing power of spirituality; title: The healing power of altruism; title: The healing power of faith and religion; title: The healing power of optimism; title: Explanatory style and health; title: Locus of control and health; title: 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: effects on medical and health outcomes and costs; title: Methods of intervention and the principles of stress resilience