Health Psychology

by Carroll, Douglas

• ISBN13: 9781850008422
• ISBN10: 1850008426
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-06-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This work, designed for A-Level and undergraduate students, describes how behaviour can interact with stress to produce ill-health and, conversely, how stress can be managed to avoid the dangers of heart disease and other illnesses. Gender, race and

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Series Editor's Preface
Introduction: Stress, Behaviour, and Disease	p. 1
Type A Behaviour and Coronary Heart Disease	p. 11
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Reactions to Stress	p. 22
Cancer and the Immune System	p. 33
The Challenge of AIDS	p. 43
Stress Management: Reducing the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease	p. 54
Exercise, Fitness, and Health	p. 65
Taking One's Medicine: Following Therapeutic Advice	p. 75
Pain and Psychological Approaches to its Management	p. 85
Final Comments: Gender, Race, Social Class, and Health	p. 98
Bibliography	p. 107
Note on the Author	p. 123
Index	p. 124
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.