Providing a thorough biopsychosocial approach, Health Psychology is your ideal companion to studying this subject. Exploring bio-social, developmental and lifestyle factors and how these relate to physical and psychological disturbances, this lively and approachable guide takes you through this key topic for psychology, health sciences, nursing and education students. Using case studies and up to date research, the author brings to life the important practical applications in this area, helping you to understandthe varied ways the biological, physiological and social factors affect psychology and how effective interventions can influence the health of a population.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Acknowledgements
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- About the Author
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
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- 1 Health Psychology Described
- 2 Methodological Approaches in Health Psychology
- 3 Biological Systems and Functioning
- 4 The Stress Process
- 5 Neurobiological Stress Responses
- 6 Healthy Behaviors, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Behavioral Change
- 7 Lifestyle Factors
- 8 Cardiovascular Illnesses and Related Disorders
- 9 Diabetes
- 10 Immune-related Disorders
- 11 Cancer
- 12 Pain
- 13 Addiction
- 14 Major Physical Illnesses
- 15 Dealing with Illness
- 16 Caregiving, Death, and Grief
- 17 From Molecules, to Individuals, to Communities, to Policy
- References
- Index
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