Health psychology : an introduction to behavior and health / Linda Brannon, Jess Feist, John A. Updegraff.

By:

Brannon, Linda, 1948- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi : Cengage, c2018.Edition: 9th editionDescription: pages cmISBN:

9781337094641
9789353503109

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.001 BRA

Contents:

Part 1. Foundations of health psychology. Introducing health psychology Conducting health research Seeking and receiving health care Adhering to healthy behavior Part 2. Stress, pain, and coping. Defining, measuring, and managing stress Understanding stress, Immunity, and disease Understanding and managing pain Considering alternative approaches Part 3. Behavior and chronic disease. Behavioral factors in cardiovascular disease Behavioral factors in cancer Living with chronic illness Part 4. Behavioral health. Smoking tobacco Using alcohol and other drugs Eating and weight Exercising Part 5. Looking toward the future. Future challenges

Summary: A sound, pragmatic understanding of the behaviours that affect health is presented in this study. It explains experimental design and critique studies and their findings and offers an increased emphasis on psychological interventions

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management	Non-fiction	616.001 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		47248

Part 1. Foundations of health psychology. Introducing health psychology
Conducting health research
Seeking and receiving health care
Adhering to healthy behavior
Part 2. Stress, pain, and coping. Defining, measuring, and managing stress
Understanding stress, Immunity, and disease
Understanding and managing pain
Considering alternative approaches
Part 3. Behavior and chronic disease. Behavioral factors in cardiovascular disease
Behavioral factors in cancer
Living with chronic illness
Part 4. Behavioral health. Smoking tobacco
Using alcohol and other drugs
Eating and weight
Exercising
Part 5. Looking toward the future. Future challenges

A sound, pragmatic understanding of the behaviours that affect health is presented in this study. It explains experimental design and critique studies and their findings and offers an increased emphasis on psychological interventions

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