Health psychology : a biopsychosocial approach / Richard O. Straub, University of Michigan, Dearborn.

Author
Straub, Richard O. (Richard Otto) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Fifth edition.
Published/​Created
New York : Worth Publishers, Macmillan Learning, [2017]
Description
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 26 cm

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    Richard Straub's "Health Psychology", Fifth Edition, shows students how psychology and health are interconnected. Using real-world examples, Straub encourages students to make meaningful connections between the science of health psychology and their own everyday experience. "Health Psychology" is comprehensive in its approach and incorporates the latest research as it examines the field's main ideas and models a scientific way of thinking about those ideas. -- From publisher's description.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Foundations of health psychology. Introducing health psychology
    • Research in health psychology
    • Biological foundations of health and illness
    • Stress and health. Stress
    • Coping with stress
    • Behavior and health. Staying healthy : primary prevention and positive psychology
    • Exercise, sleep, and injury control
    • Nutrition, obesity, and eating disorders
    • Substance use, abuse, and addiction
    • Chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Cardiovascular disease and diabetes
    • Cancer
    • HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases
    • Seeking treatment. The role of health psychology in seeking and obtaining health care
    • Managing pain
    • Complementary and alternative medicine
    • Health psychology today and tomorrow.
    ISBN
    • 9781319015862 ((hardback))
    • 1319015867 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2016955197
    OCLC
    963974974
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