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Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
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Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
About this book
The field of health psychology has exploded in the last decade due to progress identifying physiological mechanisms by which psychological, social, and behavioral factors can put people?s health and well-being at risk.
The Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology provides thorough, state-of-the-art, and user-friendly coverage of basic techniques for measurement of physiological variables in health psychology research. It is designed to serve as a primary reference source for researchers and students interested in expanding their research to consider a biopsychosocial approach. Chapters addressing key physiological measures have been written by international experts with an eye towards documenting essential information that must be considered in order to accurately and reliably measure biological samples. The book is not intended to be a lab manual of specific biomedical techniques, nor is it intended to provide extensive physiological or anatomical information. Rather, it takes the approach most useful for a non-specialist who seeks guidance on how and when to collect biological measures but who will have the actual samples assayed elsewhere.
The Handbook can be thought of as a primer or a gateway book for researchers new to the area of physiological measurement and for readers who would like to better understand the meaning of physiological measures they encounter in research reports.
The Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology provides thorough, state-of-the-art, and user-friendly coverage of basic techniques for measurement of physiological variables in health psychology research. It is designed to serve as a primary reference source for researchers and students interested in expanding their research to consider a biopsychosocial approach. Chapters addressing key physiological measures have been written by international experts with an eye towards documenting essential information that must be considered in order to accurately and reliably measure biological samples. The book is not intended to be a lab manual of specific biomedical techniques, nor is it intended to provide extensive physiological or anatomical information. Rather, it takes the approach most useful for a non-specialist who seeks guidance on how and when to collect biological measures but who will have the actual samples assayed elsewhere.
The Handbook can be thought of as a primer or a gateway book for researchers new to the area of physiological measurement and for readers who would like to better understand the meaning of physiological measures they encounter in research reports.
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Yes, you can access Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology by Linda J. Luecken,Linda C. Gallo in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & History & Theory in Psychology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Part I: INTRODUCTIONTO THE MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
- 1 - Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
- 2 - Measuring Physiological Processes in Biopsychosocial Research
- Part II: PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENTS
- 3 - Measurement of Cortisol
- 4 - Sympathetic Hormones in Health Psychology Research
- 5 - Assessment of Salivary α-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research
- 6 - The Measurement of Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular Research
- 7 - Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity
- 8 - Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
- 9 - Noninvasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart
- 10 - Laboratory-Based Measures of Immune Parameters and Function
- 11 - Immunological Functioning II
- Part III: BROAD MARKERS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE RISK
- 12 - Measuring Adiposity in Health Research
- 13 - The Measurement of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Physical Function
- 14 - Metabolic Syndrome
- 15 - Lipid, Lipoprotein, and Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis
- 16 - Measurement of Sleep by Polysomnography
- 17 - Neuroimaging
- 18 - Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials
- 19 - Genetic Factors in Psychophysiological Research
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors