Health Psychology An Introduction to Behavior and Health 9th edition by Linda Brannon, Jess Feist, John Updegraff ISBN 1337094641 9781337094641

Chapter 1: Introducing Health Psychology

• The Changing Field of Health
• Patterns of Disease and Death
• Escalating Cost of Medical Care
• What Is Health?
• Psychology’s Relevance for Health
• The Contribution of Psychosomatic Medicine
• The Emergence of Behavioral Medicine
• The Emergence of Health Psychology
• The Profession of Health Psychology
• The Training of Health Psychologists
• The Work of Health Psychologists
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 2: Conducting Health Research

• The Placebo in Treatment and Research
  • Treatment and the Placebo
  • Research and the Placebo
• Research Methods in Psychology
  • Correlational Studies
  • Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Studies
  • Experimental Designs
  • Ex Post Facto Designs
• Research Methods in Epidemiology
  • Observational Methods
  • Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Meta-Analysis
• An Example of Epidemiological Research: The Alameda County Study
• Determining Causation
  • The Risk Factor Approach
  • Cigarettes and Disease: Is There a Causal Relationship?
• Research Tools
• The Role of Theory in Research
• The Role of Psychometrics in Research
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 3: Seeking and Receiving Health Care

• Seeking Medical Attention
  • Illness Behavior
  • The Sick Role
  • Seeking Medical Information from Nonmedical Sources
  • Lay Referral Network
  • The Internet
• Receiving Medical Care
  • Limited Access to Medical Care
  • Choosing a Practitioner
  • Being in the Hospital
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 4: Adhering to Healthy Behavior

• Issues in Adherence
  • What Is Adherence?
  • How Is Adherence Measured?
  • How Frequent Is Nonadherence?
  • Barriers to Adherence
  • Factors Predicting Adherence (Severity of Disease, Treatment Characteristics, Personal and Environmental Factors)
• Why and How Do People Adhere to Healthy Behaviors?
  • Continuum Theories of Health Behavior
  • Stage Theories of Health Behavior
  • The Intention–Behavior Gap
  • Behavioral Willingness
  • Implementational Intentions
• Improving Adherence
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 5: Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress

• The Nervous System and the Physiology of Stress
  • The Peripheral Nervous System
  • The Neuroendocrine System
  • Physiology of the Stress Response
• Theories of Stress
  • Selye’s View
  • Lazarus’s View
• Sources of Stress
  • Cataclysmic Events
  • Life Events
  • Daily Hassles
• Measurement of Stress
• Coping with Stress
  • Personal Resources Influencing Coping
  • Personal Coping Strategies
  • Behavioral Interventions for Managing Stress
    • Relaxation Training
    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
    • Emotional Disclosure
    • Mindfulness
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 6: Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease

• Physiology of the Immune System
  • Organs of the Immune System
  • Function of the Immune System
  • Immune System Disorders
• Psychoneuroimmunology
  • History and Research in Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Physical Mechanisms of Influence
• Does Stress Cause Disease?
  • The Diathesis–Stress Model
  • Stress and Disease
  • Stress and Psychological Disorders
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 7: Understanding and Managing Pain

• Pain and the Nervous System
  • The Somatosensory System
  • The Spinal Cord and Brain
  • Neurotransmitters and Pain
• The Meaning of Pain
  • Definition and Experience of Pain
  • Theories of Pain
  • Pain Syndromes (Headache, Low Back Pain, Arthritis, Cancer, Phantom Limb Pain)
• The Measurement of Pain
  • Self-Reports
  • Behavioral Assessments
  • Physiological Measures
• Managing Pain
  • Medical and Behavioral Techniques for Managing Pain
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 8: Considering Alternative Approaches

• Alternative Medical Systems
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Ayurvedic Medicine
• Alternative Products and Diets
• Manipulative Practices
  • Chiropractic Treatment
  • Massage
• Mind–Body Medicine
  • Meditation and Yoga
  • Qi Gong and Tai Chi
  • Biofeedback and Hypnosis
• Effectiveness of Alternative Treatments
  • Alternative Treatments for Anxiety, Stress, Pain, and Other Conditions
• Integrative Medicine
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 9: Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease

• The Cardiovascular System
  • Coronary Arteries, Coronary Artery Disease, Stroke
• Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Disease Rates
  • Changing Rates and Reasons for Decline
  • Global Heart Disease Patterns
• Risk Factors in Cardiovascular Disease
  • Inherent Risk Factors
  • Physiological, Behavioral, and Psychosocial Factors
• Reducing Cardiovascular Risks
  • Preventing Heart Attacks and Rehabilitating Cardiac Patients
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 10: Behavioral Factors in Cancer

• What Is Cancer?
• Changing Rates of Cancer Deaths
  • Cancers with Decreasing Death Rates
  • Increasing Incidence and Mortality Rates
• Cancer Risk Factors
  • Inherent, Environmental, and Behavioral Factors (Smoking, Diet, Alcohol, Sedentary Lifestyle, Ultraviolet Light Exposure, Sexual Behavior)
• Psychosocial Risk Factors
• Living with Cancer
  • Psychological Interventions for Cancer Patients
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 11: Living with Chronic Illness

• Impact of Chronic Disease
  • On the Patient and the Family
• Specific Illnesses
  • Alzheimer’s Disease, Diabetes, Asthma, HIV/AIDS
• Adjusting to Terminal Illness
  • Grieving and Coping with Death
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 12: Smoking Tobacco

• Health Consequences of Smoking
  • Cigarette, Cigar, Pipe, E-Cigarettes, Passive Smoking, Smokeless Tobacco
• Who Smokes and Why?
• Interventions for Reducing Smoking Rates
  • Quitting Smoking and Relapse Prevention
• Health Benefits of Quitting
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 13: Using Alcohol and Other Drugs

• Alcohol Consumption
  • Prevalence, Effects, Hazards, and Benefits
  • Models of Drinking: Disease, Cognitive-Physiological, Social Learning
• Other Drugs
  • Drug Misuse and Abuse, Treatment Options
• Prevention and Control of Drug Use
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 14: Eating and Weight

• Factors in Weight Maintenance
  • Obesity, Dieting, Eating Disorders (Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge Eating)
• Approaches to Weight Loss
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 15: Exercising

• Physical Activity and Health Benefits
  • Cardiovascular Health, Weight Control, Protection Against Cancer, Bone Density Loss, Diabetes
• Psychological Benefits of Physical Activity
• Exercise Hazards and Injuries
• Improving Adherence to Physical Activity
• Suggested Readings

Chapter 16: Future Challenges

• Challenges for Healthier People
  • Increasing the Span of Healthy Life, Reducing Health Disparities
• Outlook for Health Psychology
  • Personalizing Health Psychology and Understanding Risks
• Suggested Readings