Foundations of health psychology / [print]
edited by Howard S. Friedman and Roxane Cohen Silver.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [(c)2007.
- ix, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.
History and Methods The History and Background of Health Psychology Measurement in Health Psychology Research Designing and Implementing Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Illness Core Concepts of the Biopsychosocial Approach to Health The Brain, Homeostasis, and Health : Balancing Demands of the Internal and External Psychoneuroimmunology Stress, Coping and Health Charles Social Support Personality, Disease, and Self-healing Applications to Health Promotion and Effective Treatment Adjustment to Chronic Disease : Progress and Promise in Research Aging and Health Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and Health Reactions to the Death of a Loved One : Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss Physician-Patient Communication Uncertainty, Variability and Resource Allocation in the Health Care Decision Process Howard S. Friedman and Nancy E. Adler Timothy W. Smith J. Lee Westmaas, Virginia Gil-Rivas and Roxane. C. Silver -- Milieu John T. Cacioppo and Gary G. Berntson Margaret E. Kemeny S. Carver Shelley E. Taylor Howard S. Friedman -- Annette L. Stanton and Tracey A. Revenson Karen Rook, Susan Turk Charles and Jutta Heckhausen James W. Pennebaker and Cindy K. Chung Camille Wortman and Kathrin Boerner Judith A. Hall and Debra L. Roter Robert M. Kaplan. Part I. Part II. Part III.
"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.