Health Psychology

PART ONE - INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 1 - What Is Health Psychology? 2 - The Systems of the Body PART TWO - HEALTH BEHAVIOR AND PRIMARY PREVENTION 3 - Health Behaviors 4 - Health-Promoting Behaviors 5 - Health-Compromising Behaviors PART THREE - STRESS AND COPING 6 - Stress 7 – Coping, Resilience, and Social Support PART FOUR – SEEKING AND USING HEALTH CARE SERVICES 8 - Using Health Services 9 – Patients, Providers, and Treatments 10 - The Management of Pain and Discomfort PART FIVE - MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC AND TERMINAL ILLNESS 11 - Management of Chronic Illness 12 - Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness 13 - Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke, and Type II Diabetes 14 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Immune-Related Disorders? PART SIX - TOWARD THE FUTURE 15 - Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future