Description
Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1Â Foundations of Health Psychology
Chapter 1Â Introducing Health Psychology
Chapter 2Â Research in Health Psychology
Chapter 3Â Biological Foundations of Health and Illness
Part 2Â Stress and Health
Chapter 4Â Stress
Chapter 5Â Coping with Stress
Part 3Â Behavior and Health
Chapter 6Â Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology
Chapter 7Â Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control
Chapter 8Â Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders
Chapter 9Â Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction
Part 4Â Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses
Chapter 10Â Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
Chapter 11Â Cancer
Chapter 12Â HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases
Part 5Â Seeking Treatment
Chapter 13Â The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care
Chapter 14Â Managing Pain
Chapter 15Â Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Epilogue Health Psychology Today and Tomorrow
Glossary G-1
References R-1
Name Index NI-1
Subject Index SI-1