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Handbook of Psychology, Health Psychology.
Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiley
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Handbook of Psychology; Contents; Handbook of Psychology Preface; Volume Preface; Contributors; Part I Overview; Chapter 1 Health Psychology: Overview; What is ""Health""?; Policy, Ideology, and Discourse; A Taxonomy for Interventions; Conclusions; References; Part II Causal and Mediating Psychosocial Factors; Chapter 2 Stressful Life Events; Stressful Life Events; Stress and Critical Life Events: Theoretical Perspectives; The Nature of Stressful Life Events and Disasters; Assessment of Stressful Life Events; Research Examples of Stressful Life Events
- Stressful Life Events in the Light of Gender, Culture, Ethnicity, and AgeFuture Directions; References; Chapter 3 Coping and Social Support; Coping; Theories of Coping; The Role of Coping in Health Behaviors and in the Management of Health Risk; Coping and Health Outcomes; Coping and Psychological Adaptation to Disease; Social Aspects of Coping; Challenges, Conclusions, and Future Directions; Social Support; Social Support and Health Outcomes; Social Support and Disease Recovery; Disease Progression and Mortality; Social Support and Psychological Outcomes
- Mechanisms for the Effect of Social Support on Well-BeingConclusions and Directions for Future Research; References; Chapter 4 Psychoneuroimmunology: Mechanisms, Individual Differences, and Interventions; Stress-Immune Bidirectional Pathways; Acute Versus Chronic Stress; Individual Psychological Differences; Social Relationships and Psychoneuroimmunology; Psychological Interventions; Conclusion; References; Part III Diseases and Disorders; Chapter 5 Asthma; Epidemiology and Health-Care Costs Related to Asthma; Evidence Basis for Psychological Theories Applied to Mechanisms Involved in Asthma
- Psychological Factors Associated With AsthmaMedical Treatments for Asthma; Adherence; Psychosocial Factors Associated With Medical Treatments and Outcomes; Psychological Interventions for Asthma; Conclusions, Unanswered Questions, and Future Directions; References; Chapter 6 Understanding and Managing Obesity; Classification of Obesity; Epidemiology of Obesity; Consequences of Obesity; Psychosocial Consequences of Obesity; Economic Costs of Obesity; Contributors to Obesity; Treatment of Obesity; Lifestyle Interventions; Pharmacotherapy; Bariatric Surgery
- Strategies to Improve Long-Term OutcomeStrategies for Maintaining Weight Loss: Findings from Correlational Studies; Strategies for Maintaining Weight Loss: Findings From Randomized Trials; Improving the Management of Obesity; Prevention of Obesity; Conclusion; References; Chapter 7 Nicotine Dependence; Introduction; Basic Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction; Evidence for Genetic Influence on Nicotine Dependence Phenotypes in Humans Accumulates; Social, Psychological, and Environmental Risk Factors for Initiation and Maintenance of Tobacco Use