Health Psychology

Health Psychology

Biopsychosocial Interactions

Sarafino, Edward P.

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

09/2001

608

Dura

Inglês

9780471169178

047116917X

15 a 20 dias

1077

This overview of the health psychology field emphasizes health maintenance, illness prevention and clinical applications of psychosocial interventions. The text integrates contemporary research in biology, psychology, anthropology and sociology.
Partial table of contents: AN INTRODUCTION: BASIC ISSUES AND PROCESSES. An Overview of Psychology and Health. The Body's Physical Systems. STRESS, ILLNESS, AND COPING. Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness. Coping with and Reducing Stress. LIFESTYLES TO ENHANCE HEALTH AND PREVENT ILLNESS. Reducing Substance Use and Abuse. BECOMING ILL AND GETTING MEDICAL TREATMENT. Using Health Services. In the Hospital: The Setting, Procedures, and Effects on Patients. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS: PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. The Nature and Symptoms of Pain. Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain. CHRONIC AND LIFE-THREATENING HEALTH PROBLEMS. Serious and Disabling Chronic Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. What's Ahead for Health Psychology? Glossary, References, Credits, Indexes.
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