Foundations of health psychology / edited by Howard S. Friedman and Roxane Cohen Silver. [print]

Part I. History and Methods The History and Background of Health Psychology Howard S. Friedman and Nancy E. Adler Measurement in Health Psychology Research Timothy W. Smith Designing and Implementing Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Illness J. Lee Westmaas, Virginia Gil-Rivas and Roxane. C. Silver -- Part II. Core Concepts of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Health The Brain, Homeostasis, and Health : Balancing Demands of the Internal and External Milieu John T. Cacioppo and Gary G. Berntson Psychoneuroimmunology Margaret E. Kemeny Stress, Coping and Health Charles S. Carver Social Support Shelley E. Taylor Personality, Disease, and Self-healing Howard S. Friedman -- Part III. Applications to Health Promotion and Effective Treatment Adjustment to Chronic Disease : Progress and Promise in Research Annette L. Stanton and Tracey A. Revenson Aging and Health Karen Rook, Susan Turk Charles and Jutta Heckhausen Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and Health James W. Pennebaker and Cindy K. Chung Reactions to the Death of a Loved One : Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss Camille Wortman and Kathrin Boerner Physician-Patient Communication Judith A. Hall and Debra L. Roter Uncertainty, Variability and Resource Allocation in the Health Care Decision Process Robert M. Kaplan.

"Health psychology is the scientific study of psychological processes related to health and health care. Although the field is only 25 years old, it has burgeoned into a major scientific and clinical discipline. Health psychology has excellent scientific journals, thousands of scientists and practitioners, and many students. Yet, there has not been a sufficient statement or explication of the foundational concepts upon which this flourishing field is built. Foundations of Health Psychology brings together top experts to provide a much-needed conceptual base for this rapidly expanding field. Rather than take a medical model approach, the volume examines health psychology from a theoretical, conceptual, and psychological perspective. After presenting an overview of the field's history and methods, the contributors address core concepts of the biopsychosocial approach to health and then discuss applications to health promotion and illness prevention and treatment. Providing a deep understanding of the intellectual foundations of health psychology, this volume will be invaluable for both new and experienced researchers, as well as students and other scholars seeking a firm basis for successful research and practice." --Publisher.

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