Health Psychology | 12th Edition

Description

This book on Health Psychology presents the subject as a scientific discipline, emphasizing both research findings and the methods used to obtain them. It explains how studies are designed and highlights key theories and research approaches to help readers understand how health-related data is collected and applied.

The content is organized to balance general psychological concepts with their application to specific health issues. Initial chapters introduce broad ideas such as health promotion, while later chapters apply these ideas to topics like exercise, nutrition, sleep, substance use, chronic illness, and major diseases.

The book follows a flexible, multidisciplinary approach, incorporating perspectives from various fields of psychology. Its chapters are designed to be somewhat independent, allowing instructors and readers to focus on selected topics without needing to follow the entire sequence.

 

✨ Salient Features

• Aligned with the latest curriculum guidelines 📚
• Highlights current research on stress, coping, and health behaviors
• Provides actionable strategies for mental and physical health improvement 🧠
• Features relatable case studies and real-world applications
• Supplemented with online resources for instructors

 

📖 Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction to Health Psychology

• Chapter 1: What Is Health Psychology?
• Chapter 2: The Systems of The Body

Part 2: Health Behavior and Primary Prevention

• Chapter 3: Health Behaviors
• Chapter 4: Health-Promoting Behaviors
• Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors

Part 3: Stress and Coping

• Chapter 6: Stress
• Chapter 7: Coping, Resilience, and Social Support

Part 4: Seeking and Using Healthcare Services

• Chapter 8: Using Health Services
• Chapter 9: Patients, Providers, and Treatments
• Chapter 10: Pain and Its Management

Part 5: Management of Chronic and Terminal Health Disorders

• Chapter 11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders
• Chapter 12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
• Chapter 13: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes
• Chapter 14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders

Part 6: Toward the Future

• Chapter 15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
• Subject Index