introduction to health psychology

Front Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Preface
PART I BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY
	Chapter 1 What is health?
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Behaviour, death and disease
		What is health? Changing perspectives
		Individual, cultural and lifespan perspectives on health
		What is health psychology?
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 2 Health differences and inequalities
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Health differentials
		Stress, SES and health
		Work status and stress
		Minority status and health
		Gender and health
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 3 Health-risk behaviour
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		What is health behaviour?
		Smoking
		Unprotected sexual behaviour
		Unhealthy diet
		Obesity
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 4 Health-protective behaviour
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Adherence behaviour
		Healthy diet
		Exercise
		Health-screening behaviour
		Immunisation/vaccination behaviour
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 5 Explaining health behaviour
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Distal influences on health behaviour
		Models of health behaviour
		Sociocognitive models of behaviour change
		Stage models of behaviour change
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 6 Changing behaviour: mechanisms and approaches
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Developing public health interventions
		Approaches to behavioural change
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 7 Preventing health problems
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Working with individuals
		Mass persuasion through the media
		Environmental interventions
		Public health programmes
		Using technology
		Summary
		Further reading
PART II BECOMING ILL
	Chapter 8 The body in health and illness
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The behavioural anatomy of the brain
		The autonomic nervous system
		The immune system
		The digestive system
		The cardiovascular system
		The respiratory system
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 9 Symptom perception, interpretation and response
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		How do we become aware of the sensations of illness?
		Symptom perception and interpretation
		Planning and taking action: responding to symptoms
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 10 The consultation and beyond
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The medical consultation
		Factors influencing the consultation
		Improving communication
		Moving beyond the consultation
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 11 Stress, health and illness: theory
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Concepts of stress
		Types of stress
		Stress as a physiological response
		The stress and illness link
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 12 Stress and illness moderators
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Coping defined
		Stress, personality and illness
		Stress and cognitions
		Stress and emotions
		Social support and stress
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 13 Managing stress
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The fundamentals of emotional regulation
		Stress management training
		Third-wave therapies
		Preventing stress
		Minimising patient stress in hospital settings
		Summary
		Further reading
PART III BEING ILL
	Chapter 14 The impact and outcomes of illness: patient perspective
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The prevalence of chronic disease and multiple morbidity
		The challenges of illness
		The impact of illness
		Coping with illness
		Illness outcomes
		Quality of life
		Measuring quality of life
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 15 The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Illness: a family affair
		Expectancies of care
		Family systems and family members
		Consequences of caring for the caregiver
		Influences on caring outcomes
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 16 Pain
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The experience of pain
		Socio-communication and pain
		Biological models of pain
		A psychobiological theory of pain
		The neuromatrix
		Helping people to cope with pain
		Summary
		Further reading
	Chapter 17 improving health and quality of life
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		Coping with chronic illness
		Reducing distress
		Managing illness
		Preventing disease progression
		Summary
		Further reading
PART IV FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
	Chapter 18 From theory to practice
		Learning outcomes
		Chapter outline
		The need for theory-driven practice
		Getting evidence into practice
		. . . and finally, be positive
		Summary
		Further reading
Glossary
References
Index
Publisher's  acknowledgements
Back Cover