Handbook of Health Psychology (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Revenson, Tracey A.; Gurung, Regan A. R.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive resource on current knowledge and new directions in the study of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 558
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351683265
• Artikelnr.: 54782501

Autorenporträt

Tracey A. Revenson is Professor of Psychology at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York, USA. Regan A. R. Gurung is the Ben J. & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Foundations of Health Psychology 1. Health Psychology Rising: The Current Status and Future Directions of Health Psychology Tracey A. Revenson and Regan A. R. Gurung 2. Major Research Designs in Health Psychology Krista W. Ranby 3. Measurement in Health Psychology Research Aleksandra Luszczynska, Magdalena Kruk, and Monika Boberska 4. Designing and Evaluating Health Psychology Interventions Travis I. Lovejoy and Drew Fowler 5. Biological Processes of Health Theodore F. Robles, Evelyn Mercado, Peter Nooteboom, Jonah Price, and Chelsea Romney 6. Theories and Interventions in Health Behavior Change Susan Michie, Marta M. Marques, Emma Norris, and Marie Johnston Part II: Health Behaviors and Risk Factors 7. Weight Loss, Obesity, and Health Deanna M. Halliday, Anna E. Epperson, and Anna V. Song 8. Physical Activity and Health Rick A. LaCaille and Stephanie A. Hooker 9. Nicotine and Tobacco Use Robin Mermelstein and Kristin Brikmanis 10. Alcohol Use and Health Joel Erblich 11. Adherence to Treatment Robert Horne, Amy Chan, and Vari Wileman 12. Shared Decision Making in Healthcare Michael A. Diefenbach and Sara Fleszar Part III: Psychological Determinants of Health 13. Adjustment to Chronic Illness Michael A. Hoyt and Annette L. Stanton 14. Personality and Health Timothy W. Smith and Kimberly A. Parkhurst 15. Stress and Health Tara Gruenewald and Diana Wang 16. Coping Carolyn M. Aldwin, Hyunyup Lee, Soyoung Choun, and Sungrok Kang 17. Religion, Spirituality, and Health Crystal L. Park and Lauren M. Carney 18. Illness Cognitions and Beliefs Elizabeth Broadbent 19. Aging and Health Charles F. Emery, Jacob D. Landers, and Jocelyn D. Shoemake Part IV: Social Determinants of Health 20. Social Support, Family Processes, and Health Nina Knoll, Urte Scholz, and Beate Ditzen 21. Socioeconomic Status and Health John Ruiz, Patrick Steffen, Caroline Y. Doyle, Melissa A. Flores, and Sarah N. Price 22. Gender and Health Lisa Rosenthal and Benjamin Gronich 23. Sexual Minority Health David M. Frost and Marc E. D. Svensson 24. African American Health Christopher L. Edwards, John Sollers III, Janice Collins-McNeil, Jessica Miller, Brianna Jones, Camela S. Barker, Lisa Pratt, Dana Jones, Goldie Byrd, Kenyon Railey, and Keith Whitfield 25. Latino Health Ana F. Abraído-Lanza, Sonia Mendoza, and Adria N. Armbrister 26. Asian American Health Sonia Suchday, Natasha Grujicic, and Zsuzsanna Monika Feher Part V: Psychological Issues in Specific Conditions 27. Chronic Pain Melissa A. Day 28. Cardiovascular Disease George D. Bishop 29. Cancer Annette L. Stanton, Timothy J. Williamson, and Lauren N. Harris 30. HIV/AIDS Sarit A. Golub and Rachel A. Fikslin 31. Diabetes Vicki S. Helgeson, Jeanean B. Naqvi, Meredith Van Vleet, and Melissa Zajdel 32. Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Anita DeLongis, Drake Levere, and Ellen Stephenson 33. Pregnancy Brittain L. Mahaffey and Marci Lobel Part VI: Emerging Areas in Health Psychology 34. Health Neuroscience Peggy M. Zoccola, Alex Woody, and Andrew M. Bryant 35. Genomics and Behavior Change Jennifer L. Hay, Jennifer M. Bowers, and Jada G. Hamilton 36. Sleep and Health Eric S. Zhou, Jessie P. Bakker, and Dayna A. Johnson 37. Sexual Health Sara I. McClelland 38. Military Veterans Health Ranak Trivedi and Alaina Mori 39. Mindfulness and Health Jean L. Kristeller 40. Digital Health Psychology Lucy Yardley, Katherine Bradbury, Tom Nadarzynski, and Cheryl Hunter

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"The new edition of the Handbook of Health Psychology by Revenson and Gurung is simply outstanding. Across 40 chapters written by leading experts on many different aspects of health and illness, this remarkable volume provides a very thorough and informative overview of the current state of the science of health psychology."

-Kenneth E. Freedland, Washington University School of Medicine, USA

"This volume is a tour de force which achieves breadth and depth. It shows the reach of the field of Health Psychology from biological processes to social determinants, and provides both historical grounding and future vision. It will serve as an important resource to the field."

-Nancy E. Adler, University of California, USA

"This comprehensive, forward-thinking handbook will be a great asset to the multidisciplinary audience of students learning about health psychology. The chapters focused on specific groups of individuals will be particularly valuable to the next generation of professionals who work in the area."

-David B. Sarwer, Associate Dean for Research & Director of Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, USA