Main description:

Rick Straub's focus on the biopsychosocial model, gender, lifespan, and culture perspectives, and real world applications makes Health Psychology a riveting and culturally-enriched educational experience for students. This redesigned new edition has been carefully and extensively updated, enhanced by Straub's meticulous revision process and feedback from instructors and students.With more emphasis on positive health, the new edition examines information from biological, psychological, and social aspects of health offering students a balanced perspective that can help inform their future health decisions in real life.

Contents:

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 1. Introducing Health Psychology 2. Research in Health Psychology 3. Biological Foundations of Health and Illness PART II: STRESS AND HEALTH 4. Stress 5. Coping with Stress PART III: BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH 6. Positive Psychology and Primary Prevention 7. Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders 8. Substance Abuse PART IV: CHRONIC AND LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESSES 9. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes 10. Cancer 11. HIV and AIDS PART V: SEEKING TREATMENT 12. Health Care and Patient Behavior 13. Managing Pain 14. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Epilogue: Health Psychology Today and Tomorrow