The Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour

Herausgeber: Cameron, Linda; Leventhal, Howard

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Self-regulation theory focuses on the ways in which individuals direct and monitor their activities and emotions in order to attain their goals. "The Self-regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour" presents an up-to-date account of the latest developments in the field, covering representational beliefs about chronic illness, cultural influences on illness representations, the role of anxiety and defensive denial in health-related experiences and behaviors, the contribution of personality, and the social dynamics underlying gender differences in adaptation to illness. Integrating theoretical and empirical developments, this text provides both researchers and professionals with a comprehensive review of self-regulation and health.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 493g
• ISBN-13: 9780415297011
• ISBN-10: 041529701X
• Artikelnr.: 21177957

Autorenporträt

Linda Cameron, Howard Leventhal

Inhaltsangabe

b1. Introduction Part One: Foundations of Self-Regulation Theory 2. a
Common-Sense Model of Illness Cognition and Behaviour 3. Social Cognition,
Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour 4. Current Issues in the
Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour Part Two: Cognitive
Representations of Illness 5. Representations of Chronic Illnesses 6.
Representational Beliefs about Psychosomatic Illnesses 7. Cross-Cultural
Research on Illness Representations 8. Illness Perceptions of Partners and
Caregivers: Impact on the Experiences of the Patient Part Three: Coping
Procedures and Appraisal Processes 9. Beliefs about Medications and
Treatment: Influences on Adherence and Well-Being 10. Personality
Influences on Health-Related Coping and Appraisals 11. Social Factors
Influencing Appraisal Processes Part Four: Concrete-Emotional Processes 12.
Emotional Distress: Impact on Illness Appraisals and Responses to Health
Threats 13. Affect Regulation, Defensive Denial, and Responses to Health
Threats 14. Age-Related Changes in Affect Regulation: Impact on
Illness-Related Behaviours Part Five: 15. Interventions for Improving
Disease Control and recovery 16. Cognitive-Affective Interventions for
Facilitating Effective Decision-Making in the Use of Genetic Testing 17.
Interventions for Increasing the Use of Cancer Screening Services