Straub, Richard O.

Health psychology : a biopsychosocial approach / Richard O. Straub - 6th ed. - New York : Worth Publishers 2019 - 2 vol. (various pagings) :

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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Clinical health psychology.
Health behavior.
Social medicine.
Clinical health psychology.
Health behavior.
Social medicine.

R726.5 / .S87 2019