Health Psychology: 2025 Release ISE

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Health Psychology provides a comprehensive, accessible, and engaging look into the field of health psychology. With a focus on the most current research related to stress, psychosocial issues, and chronic disorders, this release covers both the scientific progress of health psychology, as well as its important real-life applications. Research is presented with practical stories, written so that any reader can quickly identify how best to lead a healthier life. Health Psychology has helped thousands of students learn how to identify and eliminate stress, maintain their health, and use technology to get the best care possible.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-04-23
Vikt:734 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Upplaga:12
Förlag:McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN:9781266847981

Mer om författaren

Shelley Taylor is professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University. Her research interests are in health psychology, especially the factors that promote long-term psychological adjustment, and in social cognition. In the former capacity, she is the co-director of the Health Psychology program at UCLA. Professor Taylor is the recipient of a number of awards—most notably, the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution to Psychology Award, a 10-year Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, and an Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award in Health Psychology. She is the author of more than 200 publications in journals and books and is the author of Social Cognition and Positive Illusions.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1 Introduction to Health Psychology1: What is Health Psychology?2: The Systems of the BodyPart 2 Health Behavior and Primary Prevention3: Health Behaviors4: Health-Promoting Behaviors5: Health-Compromising BehaviorsPart 3 Stress and Coping6: Stress7: Coping, Resilience, and Social SupportPart 4 Seeking and Using Health Care Services8: Using Health Services9: Patients, Providers, and Treatments10: The Management of Pain and DiscomfortPart 5 Management of Chronic and Terminal Health Disorders11: Management of Chronic Health Disorders12: Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness13: Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes14: Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related DisordersPart 6 Toward the Future15: Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future