Health psychology / Shelley E. Taylor.
Material type: TextSeries: Sage benchmarks in psychologyPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006Edition: Sixth edition, International editionDescription: xvi, 559 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780071251938
- 616.0019 TA.H 2006 G.C 23
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is health psychology? -- The systems of the body -- Health behaviors -- Health-enhancing behaviors -- Health-compromising behaviors -- Stress -- Moderators of the stress experience -- Using health services -- Patient-provider relations -- Pain and its management -- Management of chronic illness -- Psychological issues in advancing and terminal illness -- Heart disease, hypertenstion, stroke, and diabetes -- Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, cancer and arthritis.
Offering a balanced perspective, this text incorporates the latest research findings and statistics. It provides explanations of biological, psychological and social factors in health issues, reinforced with case studies.
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