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More About This Title Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions,Eight Edition
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Authors Ed Sarafino and Timothy Smith draw from the research and theory of many disciplines in order to show how psychology and health affect each other. The 8th Edition of Health Psychology: Biopsychsocial Interactions has been updated to include a broader picture of health psychology by presenting cross-cultural data. Additionally, international examples are included to broaden the psychologist’s view of health issues around the world and highlight what works in the field.
The psychological research cited in the text supports a variety of behavioral, physiological, cognitive, and social/personality viewpoints. A focus on lifespan development in health and illness is integrated throughout the text.
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PART I An Introduction: Basic Issues and Processes 1
Chapter 1 An Overview of Psychology and Health 1
Chapter 2 The Body’s Physical Systems 30
PART II Stress, Illness, and Coping 57
Chapter 3 Stress—Its Meaning, Impact, and Sources 57
Chapter 4 Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness 82
Chapter 5 Coping With and Reducing Stress 112
PART III Lifestyles to Enhance Health and Prevent Illness 134
Chapter 6 Health-Related Behavior and Health Promotion 134
Chapter 7 Substance Use and Abuse 165
Chapter 8 Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise, and Safety 198
PART IV Becoming Ill and Getting Medical Treatment 230
Chapter 9 Using Health Services 230
Chapter 10 In the Hospital: The Setting, Procedures, and Effects on Patients 258
PART V Physical Symptoms: Pain and Discomfort 286
Chapter 11 The Nature and Symptoms of Pain 286
Chapter 12 Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain 311
PART VI Chronic and Life-Threatening Health Problems 333
Chapter 13 Serious and Disabling Chronic Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping 333
Chapter 14 Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and AIDS: Causes, Management, and Coping 361
PART VII Looking to the Future 390
Chapter 15 What’s Ahead for Health Psychology? 390
Glossary 403
References 409
Author Index 511
Subject Index 529
