The Behavioral Sciences and Health Care

by Sahler, Olle Jane Z., M.D.; Carr, John E., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780889373075
• ISBN10: 0889373078
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-30
• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub

Summary

The brand new edition of this compact text presents succinct information about the wide variety of behavioral, social, and psychological sciences that comprise the behavioral sciences relevant to health and wellness

Table of Contents

About the Editors	p. v
Contributors	p. vii
Table of Contents	p. xv
The Behavioral Sciences and Health	p. 1
Introduction and How to Use this Book	p. 3
Evolving Models of Health Care	p. 5
Biological Mediators of Behavior	p. 15
Neuronal Structures and Functions	p. 17
Brain Structures and Their Functions	p. 26
Chronobiology and Sleep	p. 33
Predisposition	p. 40
Individual-Environmental Interaction	p. 47
Sensation	p. 49
Stress, Adaptation, and Illness	p. 55
Learning Process	p. 63
Cognition and Emotion	p. 73
Development through the Life Cycle	p. 79
Pregnancy and Infancy	p. 81
Toddlerhood and Preschool Years	p. 87
School Years	p. 94
Adult Years	p. 101
Selected Theories of Development	p. 109
Social and Cultural Determinants	p. 117
Social Behavior and Groups	p. 119
Theories of Social Relations	p. 123
Culture and Ethnicity	p. 130
Health Care in Minority and Majority Populations	p. 140
The Family	p. 147
Societal and Behavioral Health Challenges	p. 157
Obesity	p. 159
Substance Abuse	p. 163
Interpersonal Violence	p. 170
Poverty and Homelessness	p. 178
Suicide	p. 183
Geriatric Health and Successful Aging	p. 189
Human Sexuality and Sexual Disorders	p. 198
Health Care Issues Facing Gay, Lesbians, Bisexual, and Transgender Individuals	p. 210
The Health Care System, Policy and Economics	p. 217
The Health Care System	p. 219
Complementary and Integrative Medicine	p. 230
Palliative Care	p. 240
Competencies in Medical Education	p. 251
Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care	p. 256
The Physician-Patient Interaction	p. 267
Health Literacy	p. 269
The Physician-patient Relationship	p. 276
The Medical Encounter	p. 281
The Clinical Decision-Making Process	p. 287
Changing Risk Behavior	p. 294
Psychopathology	p. 303
Introduction to Psychopathology	p. 305
Eating Disorders	p. 314
Adjustment Disorders and Somatoform Disorders	p. 320
Anexiety Disorders	p. 326
Major Mood Disorders	p. 333
Dissociative Disorders and Cognitive Disorders	p. 344
Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	p. 349
Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders	p. 355
Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence	p. 362
Principles of Psychopharmacology	p. 373
Appendices
Epidemiology	p. 379
Biostatistics	p. 385
Review Questions-Answer Key	p. 393
Practice USMLE Exam
Questions	p. 395
Answers	p. 440
Subject Index	p. 485
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