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Health psychology : a biopsychosocial approach / Richard O. Straub

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Worth Publishers 2019Edition: 6th edDescription: 2 vol. (various pagings)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781319169817
  • 1319248918
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • R726.5 .S87 2019
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 prevention -- Nutrition, obesity, and eating disorders -- Substance use, abuse, and addiction -- Chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Cardiovascular disease and diabetes -- Cancer -- Sexually transmitted infections: 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.
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General Collection Kabarak, Main Campus R726.5 .S87 2019 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 032182
General Collection Kabarak, Main Campus R726.5 .S87 2019 c.2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 032495

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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 prevention -- Nutrition, obesity, and eating disorders -- Substance use, abuse, and addiction -- Chronic and life-threatening illnesses. Cardiovascular disease and diabetes -- Cancer -- Sexually transmitted infections: 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.

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