Includes bibliographical references (p. 424-498) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction to health psychology. What is health psychology? -- 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 -- Patient in the treatment setting. Using health services -- Patient-provider relations -- 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 diabetes -- Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, cancer, and arthritis -- Toward the future. Health psychology : challenges for the future.
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