Cargando…

Handbook of physiological research methods in health psychology /

The field of health psychology has exploded in the last decade due to progress identifying physiological mechanisms by which psychological, social, and behavioral factors can put people's health and well-being at risk. The Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology provides...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Luecken, Linda J., Gallo, Linda C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2007.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES<br />1. Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology: Applications of the Biopsychosocial Model
  • Linda C. Gallo and Linda J. Luecken<br />2. Measuring Physiological Processes in Biopsychosocial Research: Basic Principles Amid Growing Complexity
  • Timothy W. Smith and Bert N. Uchino<br />PART II. PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENTS<br /> A. HORMONAL<br />3. Measurement of Cortisol
  • Nancy A. Nicolson<br />4. Sympathetic Hormones in Health Psychology Research
  • Paul J. Mills and Michael G. Ziegler<br />5. Assessment of Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research
  • Douglas A. Granger, Katie T. Kivlighan, Mona El-Sheikh, Elana B. Gordis, and Laura R. Stroud<br /> B. CARDIOVASCULAR<br />6. The Measurement of Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular Research
  • William Gerin, Tanya M. Goyal, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and Daichi Shimbo<br />7. Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity
  • Tanya M. Goyal, Daichi Shimbo, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and William Gerin <br />8. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring
  • Denise Janicki-Deverts and Thomas W. Kamarck<br />9. Non-invasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart: Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability
  • Julian F. Thayer, Anita L. Hansen, and Bjorn Helge Johnsen <br /> C. IMMUNE<br />10. Laboratory-Based Measures of Immune Parameters and Function
  • Shamini Jain, Suzi Hong, Laura Redwine, and Paul J. Mills<br />11. Immunological Functioning II: Field Measures and Viral Challenge
  • Aric A. Prather and Anna L. Marsland<br />PART III. BROAD MARKERS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE RISK<br />12. Measuring Adiposity in Health Research
  • Mary C. Davis<br />13. The Measurement of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Physical Function
  • Jennifer L. Etnier<br />14. Metabolic Syndrome
  • Katri Räikkönen, Eero Kajantie, Anna Rautanen, and Johan G. Eriksson<br />15. Lipid, Lipoprotein, and Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis
  • Catherine M. Stoney <br />16. Measurement of Sleep by Polysomnography
  • Martica Hall, Michele L. Okun, Charles W. Atwood, Daniel J. Buysse, and Patrick J. Strollo, Jr.<br />PART IV. EMERGING TOPICS<br />17. Neuroimaging: Overview of Methods and Applications
  • Lee Ryan and Gene E. Alexander<br />18. Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials
  • Daren C. Jackson and Cory A.B. Jackson<br />19. Genetic Factors in Psychophysiological Research
  • Jeanne McCafferey<br />