Health Psychology 9th Edition by Shelley E Taylor

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product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0077861817
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0077861810
• Author:  Shelley Taylor

Since the first edition was published in 1986, this text has helped thousands of college students learn how to maintain their health and guard against illness. The goal of Health Psychology has always been to make research accessible in a way that integrates theory with practical applications so that people can lead healthier lives. The importance of social relationships, health behaviors, and co-management of health and illness are themes that are woven throughout the text.

table of contents:

PART 1 Introduction to Health Psychology
Chapter 1 What Is Health Psychology?
Chapter 2 The Systems of the Body

PART 2 Health Behaviour and Primary Prevention
Chapter 3 Health Behaviours
Chapter 4 Preventive and Health-Promoting Behaviours
Chapter 5 Health-Compromising Behaviours

PART 3 Stress and Coping
Chapter 6 Stress
Chapter 7 Moderators of the Stress Experience

PART 4 The Patient in the Treatment Setting
Chapter 8 Using Health Services
Chapter 9 Patient-Provider Relations
Chapter 10 Pain and Its Management

PART 5 Management of Chronic and Terminal Illness
Chapter 11 Living with Chronic Illness
Chapter 12 Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
Chapter 13 Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Diabetes
Chapter 14 Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, Cancer, and Arthritis

PART 6 Toward the Future
Chapter 15 Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future

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