Health psychology - Brossura

Taylor, Shelly E.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1259254283 ISBN 13: 9781259254284

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2014

Riassunto

Since the first edition was published in 1986, this textbook has helped thousands of college students learn how to maintain their health and guard against illness. The goal of the book has always been to make research accessible in a way that integrates theory with practical applications so that people can lead healthier lives. The importance of social relationships, health behaviors, and co-management of health and illness are themes that are woven throughout the text.

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L'autore:

Shelley E. Taylor is professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University. Her research interests are in health psychology, especially the factors that promote long-term psychological adjustment, and in social cognition. In the former capacity, she is the co-director of the Health Psychology program at UCLA. Professor Taylor is the recipient of a number of awardsmost notably, the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution to Psychology Award, a 10-year Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, and an Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award in Health Psychology. She is the author of more than 200 publications in journals and books and is the author of Social Cognition and Positive Illusions.

Contenuti:

About the Author
Contents
Preface

PART ONE - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

CHAPTER 1 - What Is Health Psychology?
CHAPTER 2 - The Systems of the Body

PART TWO - HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND PRIMARY PREVENTION

CHAPTER 3 - Health Behaviors
CHAPTER 4 - Health-Promoting Behaviors
CHAPTER 5 - Health-Compromising Behaviors

PART THREE - STRESS AND COPING

CHAPTER 6 - Stress
CHAPTER 7 - Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

PART FOUR - SEEKING AND USING HEALTH CARE SERVICES

CHAPTER 8 - Using Health Services
CHAPTER 9 - Patients, Providers, and Treatments
CHAPTER 10 - The Management of Pain and Discomfort

PART FIVE - MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESS

CHAPTER 11 - Management of Chronic Illness
CHAPTER 12 - Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
CHAPTER 13 - Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II Diabetes
CHAPTER 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

PART SIX - TOWARD THE FUTURE

CHAPTER 15 - Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

Glossary
References
Credits
Name Index

Subject Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1259254283
• ISBN 13: 9781259254284
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 576