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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Howard S. Friedman (Professor of Psychology, University of California, Riverside) , Roxane Cohen Silver (Professor of Social Ecology and Associate Dean of the School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 0.895kg ISBN: 9780195139594ISBN 10: 0195139593 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 14 August 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPreface List of Contributors 1: Howard S. Friedman and Nancy E. Adler: The History and Background of Health Psychology 2: Timothy W. Smith: Measurement in Health Psychology Research 3: J. Lee Westmaas, Virginia Gil-Rivas, and Roxane C. Silver: Designing and Implementing Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Illness PART TWO: CORE CONCEPTS OF THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL APPROACH TO HEALTH 4: John T. Cacioppo and Gary G. Berntson: The Brain, Homeostasis, and Health: Balancing Demands of the Internal and External Milieu 5: Margaret E. Kemeny: Psychoneuroimmunology 6: Charles S. Carver: Stress, Coping and Health 7: Shelley E. Taylor: Social Support 8: Howard S. Friedman: Personality, Disease, and Self-healing PART THREE: APPLICATIONS TO HEALTH PROMOTION AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT 9: Annette L. Stanton and Tracey A. Revenson: Adjustment to Chronic Disease: Progress and Promise in Research 10: Karen Rook, Susan Turk Charles and Jutta Heckhausen: Aging and Health 11: James W. Pennebaker and Cindy K. Chung: Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and Health 12: Camille Wortman and Kathrin Boerner: Reactions to the Death of a Loved One: Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss 13: Judith A. Hall and Debra L. Roter: Physician-Patient Communication 14: Robert M. Kaplan: Uncertainty, Variability and Resource Allocation in the Healthcare Decision Process Subject Index Name IndexReviewsIn the field of health psychology, this is the book to have. It is comprehensive and covers the ground one would expect. It is easy to read and presents a thorough research foundation. --Doody's<br> In summary, this book is sure to hold a seminal position in health psychology education and continuing education. It would be highly useful as an advanced graduate text, an update for health psychologists on the state of the science of health psychology, and for other health professionals (psychologists and others) with an interest in improving their understanding of the biopsychosocial model to conceptualize, study, and intervene on human health. The editors should be commended for their efforts and success in collecting high-quality reviews of important topics within the complex field of health psychology. --PsycCRITIQUES<br> The great depth and breath to ideas covered is an accomplishment, and my overall impression of this book is highly positive. --Rebecca Jayne Stack in The Psychologist<br> .,. useful for those who teach undergraduate health psychology. It would also be a good book for graduate students who are working in the area or related areas. The topics are dealt with in a more sophisticated level than introductory readers but would still be accessible to other researchers who want to learn more about a particular area outside of their expertise...I envisage that I will use this book for reference and pick it up again and again. All the chapters are well-written and informative, challenging one's preconceptions and emphasising the importance of theory. --Barbara Johnson, Psychology Teaching Review<br> Author InformationHoward S. Friedman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). His research is focused on lifespan psychosocial predictors and mediators of health and longevity. Dr. Friedman is the recipient of the career award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology from the American Psychological Association (Division 38) and winner of UCR's Distinguished Teaching Award. Roxane Cohen Silver is Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior and Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She studies how individuals cope with stressful life experiences, such as loss of a spouse or child, divorce, childhood sexual abuse, physical disability, natural disaster, and terrorism. Dr. Silver has been an advisor to the US Department of Homeland Security and has received UCI's Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award for Teaching. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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