Health Psychology

by Frazier, Leslie D.

• ISBN13: 9781464120411
• ISBN10: 1464120412
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-06-30
• Publisher: Worth Publishers

Summary

Health Psychology provides a science and empirically-based approach to health psychology. It goes beyond other mainstream textbooks by introducing students to global and cross-cultural health issues, covering cutting-edge scientific and medical topics in ways that students can understand. The author integrates core theory, research, and practice in an engaging and practical way.

The author integrates the biopsychosocial perspective, building on traditional content and topics in order to aid student understanding, interest, and learning.  This textbook incorporates engaging applications, case studies and frequent examples, clear and thorough explanations, and a student-friendly tone. It insists on the implications of positive and negative health behaviors for a student?s life.  The author also provides an emphasis on developmental influences on health.

Within each chapter, thought-provoking issues drawn from the World Health Organization and other international health organizations highlight our current understanding of health and wellness. Chapters open with personal profiles, ending with how the chapter addresses the questions that these raise.

LaunchPad Solo for Health Psychology is an online website that offers a variety of tutorials, activities, and additional study aids, including quizzes, video activities, and interactive assessments. These resources help students study and understand the material, and they also provide instructors with useful tips on interesting ways of presenting the material
in class.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Health Psychology
An Unexpected Diagnosis
What is Health Psychology?
The Biopsychosocial Model
Health Around the World
Health Care in the United States
Historical Views of Health
Psychology in the History of Medicine
A Lifespan Development Perspective

 

Chapter 2: Gathering Information on Health and Illness
Evidence-Based Science
Measuring Health
Research Methodology
Experimental Studies
Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Studies
The Ethics of Experiments
Cutting Edge of Science: Advancing our Understanding of Health

 

Chapter 3: Health Beliefs and Behaviors
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Who Practices Healthful Behaviors?
Why People Practice Health Behaviors
Helping with Behavioral Change

 

Chapter 4: Health-Enhancing Behaviors
From Death’s Door to the Gym
Healthy Diet
Diet Around the World
Who Eats a Healthy Diet and Why?
A Healthy Weight
Who Maintains a Healthy Weight?
The Importance of Exercise
Who Exercises and Why?
Sleep
Other Health-Enhancing Behavior

 

Chapter 5: Health-Compromising Behaviors
What is Health-Compromising Behavior?
Eating and Obesity
Eating Disorders
Substance Use
Smoking and Nicotine
Drinking and Alcohol
Marijuana Use and Abuse
Risky Sexual Behavior

 

Chapter 6: Understanding Stress
What is Stress?
The Physiology of Stress
The Psychosocial Context of Stress
The Global Perspective
Measuring Stress
How Stress Affects Health

 

Chapter 7: Coping with Stress
What is Coping?
Types of Coping
Context for Coping
Coping and Culture
Coping Outcomes

 

Chapter 8: Symptoms and Pain
Natalie’s Story
Recognizing Symptoms
Interpreting Symptoms
What is Pain?
The Physiology of Pain
Types of Pain
Measuring Pain
Treating Pain

 

Chapter 9: Cardiovascular Disorders and Diabetes
Roger and Margie: The Many Faces of Cardiovascular Disease
The Cardiovascular System
What is Heart Disease?
What Causes CVD?
Preventing and Treating Cardiovascular Disease
Major Risks for Heart Disease
Diabetes

 

Chapter 10: Psychoneuroimmunology and Related Disorders
What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
The Immune System
The Immune System and the CNS
Autoimmune Diseases
HIV and AIDS
Cancer
Arthritis
Diabetes

 

Chapter 11: Chronic and Terminal Illness
What is Chronic Illness?
Emotional Responses to Chronic Illness
Coping with Chronic Illness
Terminal Illness
The End of Life
Coping with Loss

 

Chapter 12: Health Services and Providers
Both Physician and Patient (From a NYT Well Blog: Mary Zupanc’s Story published 6/25/15)
Types of Health Care Services
Health Insurance and Quality of Care
Who Seeks Treatment and Why
Compliance
The Patient-Practitioner Relationship
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
The Placebo Effect

 

Chapter 13: Achieving Emotional Health and Well-being
A Cherokee Legend
What is Positive Psychology?
Health, Wellness, and Well-being
Resilience
Happiness and Hope

 

Chapter 14: The Future of Health Psychology
Lifespan and Development
Health Disparities
Access to Health Care
Becoming a Health Psychologist