Health Psychology

Name: Health Psychology
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ISBN: 9780078035197

ISBN-10: 0078035198

ISBN-13: 9780078035197

Edition: 8th 2012

Authors: Shelley Taylor

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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.

Book details

List price: $239.00
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 6/13/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 576
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English



Preface



Introduction to Health Psychology



What Is Health Psychology?



The Systems of the Body



Health Behavior and Primary Prevention



Health Behaviors



Specific Health-Related Behaviors



Health-Compromising Behaviors: Alcoholism and Smoking



Stress and Coping



Stress



Moderators of the Stress Experience



The Patient in the Treatment Setting



Using Health Services



Patient-Provider Relations



The Management of Pain and Discomfort



Management of Chronic and Terminal Illness



Management of Chronic Illness



Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness



Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II Diabetes



Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders



Toward the Future



Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future


Glossary


References


Credits


Name Index


Subject Index