Health Psychology

Name: Health Psychology
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ISBN: 9780534363598

ISBN-10: 0534363598

ISBN-13: 9780534363598

Edition: 1998

Authors: Phillip L. Rice

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This dynamic, readable text draws students into the subject of Health Psychology using human interest chapter opening stories to personalize each topic as it is introduced. Case studies and news reports have been woven into the empirical content to heighten the book's appeal. The author strikes a balance among theories, principles, and applications, and ties issues of humanity and science together to provide a context for understanding health and illness. He provides a selective, rather than encyclopedic, approach to the subject. The result is an extremely current text that integrates issues of gender, ethnicity, and culture, and covers topical subjects such as AIDS, substance abuse,…

Book details

List price: $282.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Wadsworth
Publication date: 8/4/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 580
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English




Foundations And Definitions Of Health Psychology



Health Psychology: A Growing Partnership in Health Care



Theoretical Foundations Of Health Psychology



Of Germs and Magic Bullets: Biomedical Foundations of Health Psychology



On Grief, Placebos, and Mind: Psychological Foundations of Health and Illness



Social Networks: Social-Ecological Theories of Health and Illness



Intervention And Research: Techniques In Health Psychology



Four Therapies: Short-Term, Cognitive, Behavioral, and Pharmacotherapy



Biobehavioral Research: Experimental, Clinical, and Epidemiological Strategies



Stress, High-Risk Behaviors And Health



Stress Models: Symptoms, Sources, and Strategies



Substance Abuse I: Kicking Harmful Habits



Substance Abuse II: Use and Misuse of Alcohol



Nutrition: Healthy and Unhealthy Habits



The AIDS Epidemic: A Behavioral Disease



Coping With Chronic Or Catastrophic Illness



Heart Health: Silent Killers and the Hurry Sickness



The Problem of Pain: Headaches and Low Back Pain



Chronic Illness: Cancer and Arthritis



Promoting Health And Preventing Illness



Pediatric Health Psychology: Promoting Health and Coping With Chronic Illness



Aging and Health: Myths, Realities, and Actions


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Name Index


Subject Index