Applications in Health Psychology Workbook for Gurung's Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach

by Gurung, Regan A.R.; Eshun, Sussie

• ISBN13: 9780495030829
• ISBN10: 0495030821
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-04
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Written by Sussie Eshun of East Stroudsburg University, this guide includes activities that allow students to do basic research and apply their investigative skills as they explore such concepts as stress, chronic illness, self-health checks, and more. Each activity includes worksheets and a reflection section called "The Way I See It." The workbook's perforated pages allow students to easily tear out the worksheets and hand them in to you.

Table of Contents

What's Happening Around the World?	p. 1
Do College Students Engage in Self-Health Checks? A Hands-On Experience of Research in Psychology	p. 3
Acculturation and Perceptions about Health: Interviews with a Sample of Immigrants	p. 7
Do Your Health Beliefs and Behaviors Reflect those of Your Parents?	p. 11
Evaluating the Sources of Our Stress	p. 15
Coping with Stress	p. 19
Does Religion Influence Health Status?	p. 23
Religion, Health, and Morbidity: Do Religious People Live Longer?	p. 27
Who Drinks and Why Do People Drink?	p. 31
Why Do People Smoke?	p. 35
Developing a Behavior Modification Program for Health Challenges	p. 39
Why Are They Not Seeking Health Care? An Analysis of Diverse Cases	p. 41
Do Differences in Racial Identity Between Health Professionals and Their Clients Influence Health Behaviors?	p. 43
Cultural Relativism and Subjectivity in Pain Perception and Pain Behaviors	p. 47
The Challenges of Chronic Illness	p. 51
Decreasing the Spread of HIV in a Given Sample: A Proposal to the Department of Health	p. 55
"It only Happens to the People on TV." Optimistic Bias in the Assessment of Risk for Cancer	p. 59
What's Your Risk for Cardiovascular Disease?	p. 63
When All is Said and Done: Summary of My Experiences in This Class	p. 67
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