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Health psychology : biopsychosocial interactions
- Title
- Health psychology : biopsychosocial interactions / Edward P. Sarafino, the College of New Jersey, Timothy W. Smith, University of Utah.
- Author
- Sarafino, Edward P., 1940-
- Publication
- Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, [2014]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | R726.7 .S27 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Smith, Timothy W.
- Description
- xviii, 542 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
- Summary
- "The 8th edition of Health psychology: biopsychosocial interactions has been updated to include a broader picture of health psychology by presenting cross-cultural data. Additionally, international examples are included to broaden the psychologist's view of health issues around the world and highlight what works in the field"--Publisher's description.
- Subject
- Clinical health psychology
- Medicine and psychology
- Health behavior
- Health attitudes
- Behavioral Medicine
- Health Behavior
- Attitude to Health
- Disease > psychology
- Medicine and psychology
- Health behavior
- Health attitudes
- Clinical health psychology
- Medische psychologie
- Gezondheid
- Beteendemedicin
- Hälsa > attityder till
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. I. An introduction: basic issues and processes -- An overview of psychology and health -- The body's physical systems -- Pt. II. Stress, illness, and coping -- Stress: its meaning, impact, and sources -- Stress, biopsychosocial factors, and illness -- Coping with and reducing stress -- Pt. III. Lifestyles to enhance health and prevent illness -- Health-related behavior and health promotion -- Substance use and abuse -- Nutrition, weight control and diet, exercise, and safety -- Pt. IV. Becoming ill and getting medical treatment -- Using health services -- In the hospital: the setting, procedures, and effects on patients -- Pt. V. Physical symptoms: pain and discomfort -- The nature and symptoms of pain -- Managing and controlling clinical pain -- Pt. VI. Chronic and life-threatening health problems -- Serious and disabling chronic illnesses: causes, management, and coping -- Heart disease, stroke, cancer, and AIDS: causes, management, and coping -- Pt. VII. Looking to the future -- What's ahead for health psychology?
- ISBN
- 9781118425206
- 1118425200
- LCCN
- 2013023513
- OCLC
- ocn849822578
- 849822578
- SCSB-9721720
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library