Health psychology
Subtitle: biopsychosocial interactions
By: Edward P. Sarafino, The College of New Jersey, Timothy W. Smith, University of Utah
Contributors: Smith, Timothy W.
Edition: Eighth edition.
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9781118425206
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Clinical health psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-509) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. An introduction: basic issues and processes; title: An overview of psychology and health; title: The body's physical systems; title: Pt. II. Stress, illness, and coping; title: Stress: its meaning, impact, and sources; title: Stress, biopsychosocial factors, and illness; title: Coping with and reducing stress; title: Pt. III. Lifestyles to enhance health and prevent illness; title: Health-related behavior and health promotion; title: Substance use and abuse; title: Nutrition, weight control and diet, exercise, and safety; title: Pt. IV. Becoming ill and getting medical treatment; title: Using health services; title: In the hospital: the setting, procedures, and effects on patients; title: Pt. V. Physical symptoms: pain and discomfort; title: The nature and symptoms of pain; title: Managing and controlling clinical pain; title: Pt. VI. Chronic and life-threatening health problems; title: Serious and disabling chronic illnesses: causes, management, and coping; title: Heart disease, stroke, cancer, and AIDS: causes, management, and coping; title: Pt. VII. Looking to the future; title: What's ahead for health psychology?