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Foundations of health psychology

Title
  1. Foundations of health psychology / edited by Howard S. Friedman and Roxane Cohen Silver.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2007.

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Additional authors
  1. Friedman, Howard S.
  2. Silver, Roxane Cohen.
Description
  1. ix, 402 pages : illustrations, maps; 26 cm
Summary
  1. Health psychology is the scientific study of psychological processes related to health and health care. Although the field is only 25 years old, it has burgeoned into a major scientific and clinical discipline. Health psychology has excellent scientific journals, thousands of scientists and practitioners, and many students. Yet, there has not been a sufficient statement or explication of the foundational concepts upon which this flourishing field is built. Foundations of Health Psychology brings together top experts to provide a much-needed conceptual base for this rapidly expanding field. Rather than take a medical model approach, the volume examines health psychology from a theoretical, conceptual, and psychological perspective. After presenting an overview of the field's history and methods, the contributors address core concepts of the biopsychosocial approach to health and then discuss applications to health promotion and illness prevention and treatment. Providing a deep understanding of the intellectual foundations of health psychology, this volume will be invaluable for both new and experienced researchers, as well as students and other scholars seeking a firm basis for successful research and practice. --Publisher.
Uniform title
  1. MyiLibrary.
Subject
  1. Clinical health psychology
  2. Medicine and psychology
  3. Behavioral Medicine
  4. Santé > Psychologie clinique
  5. Médecine comportementale
  6. Medicine and psychology
  7. Clinical health psychology
  8. Gesundheitspsychologie
  9. Psicologia clínica
  10. Medicina psicosomàtica
  11. Salut mental
  12. Salut > Aspectes psicològics
  13. Beteendemedicin
  14. Hälsa
  15. Psykologi
  16. Gesundheitspsychologie
Contents
  1. Part One: History and Methods: 1. The History and Background of Health Psychology / Howard S. Friedman and Nancy E. Adler -- 2. Measurement in Health Psychology Research / Timothy W. Smith -- 3. Designing and Implementing Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Illness / J. Lee Westmaas, Virginia Gil-Rivas and Roxane. C. Silver -- Part Two: Core Concepts of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Health: 4. The Brain, Homeostasis, and Health: Balancing Demands of the Internal and External / Milieu John T. Cacioppo and Gary G. Berntson -- 5. Psychoneuroimmunology / Margaret E. Kemeny -- 6. Stress, Coping and Health Charles / S. Carver -- 7. Social Support / Shelley E. Taylor -- 8. Personality, Disease, and Self-healing / Howard S. Friedman -- Part Three: Applications to Health Promotion and Effective Treatment -- 9. Adjustment to Chronic Disease: Progress and Promise in Research / Annette L. Stanton & Tracey A. Revenson -- 10. Aging and Health / Karen Rook, Susan Turk Charles and Jutta Heckhausen -- 11. Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and Health / James W. Pennebaker & Cindy K. Chung -- 12. Reactions to the Death of a Loved One: Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss / Camille Wortman & Kathrin Boerner -- 13. Physician-Patient Communication / Judith A. Hall and Debra L. Roter -- 14. Uncertainty, Variability and Resource Allocation in the Health Care Decision Process / Robert M. Kaplan.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.