Health Psychology

, by DiMatteo, M. Robin; Martin, Leslie R.

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ISBN: 9780205297771 | 0205297773
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/24/2001

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A comprehensive, yet engaging book, that covers both the clinical aspects of health psychology with the research related to important health issues.Integrating diversity and mind-body issues, the book helps readers identify the hot topics in the field and presents fascinating case studies that help make the field relevant to the lives of the reader.For anyone interested in health psychology, and mind-body issues.

Preface

Introduction

(42)

The Field of Health Psychology

(4)

The Individual Perspective

(3)

Conducting Research in Health Psychology

(7)

Being a Health Psychology

(2)

Basic Issues in Medical Care

(3)

A Brief History of Medicine

(8)

The Mind-Body Connection

(3)

Medicine Today: The Meaning and Impact of Managed Care

(3)

Psychological Factors in Illness and Disease

(4)

Summary

(2)

Thinking Critically

(1)

Glossary

(2)

PART ONE Medical Communication, Medical Professionals, and the Patient's Perspective

The Process of Medical Care

(34)

Introduction to Medical Professionals, Patients, and the Treatment Exchange

(1)

The Four Premises of Medical Care

(2)

Language in Medical Care: The Role of Words and Gestures

(1)

Viewpoint and Skill in Communication

(3)

Communication Uncovers Hidden Premises

(2)

Technology and People: Promoting Dialogue

(3)

Three Basic Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship

(3)

Variations of the Three Basic Models of Physician-Patient Relationships

(1)

The Medical Care Visit

(14)

Summary

(1)

Thinking Critically

(1)

Glossary

(2)

Communication in the Medical Encounter

(44)

Basic Issues in Research on Practitioner-Patient Communication

(1)

Communication Problems and Solutions in Therapeutic Interactions

(1)

Time Constraints

(1)

The Patient's Perspective

(1)

Improving the Interview

(2)

Medical Jargon

(2)

The Consequences of Imprecise Communication

(2)

Listening to Patients

(1)

Educating Patients

(2)

Helping Patients to Remember

(2)

Nonverbal Communication and Practitioner-Patient Relationships

(1)

Metacommunication

(2)

The Importance of Nonverbal Communication

(3)

Dissecting Nonverbal Cues

(7)

Communication of Emotion

106

(1)

Beside Manner

107

(2)

Empathy

109

(5)

Maintaining Optimism and the Will to Live

114

(1)

Emotional Regression

115

(1)

Who Are the Best Communicators?

116

(2)

Summary

118

(1)

Thinking Critically

119

(1)

Glossary

120

(1)

Medical Professionals in Training and Practice

121

(42)

The Structural and Physical Pressures

124

(5)

The Emotional Challenges of Medicine

129

(8)

The Consequences of the Physical and Emotional Pressures

137

(6)

Women in Medicine: The Struggle and the Ideal

143

(3)

Humanizing Medicine

146

(1)

Medical Practioners and the Puzzle of Illness

147

(3)

Decision Making by Medical Professionals

150

(2)

Errors in Clinical Decisions

152

(3)

Stereotypes as Barriers to Clinical Decisions

155

(2)

Contemporary U. S. Healthcare Systems

157

(3)

Summary

160

(1)

Thinking Critically

161

(1)

Glossary

162

(1)

PART TWO Health and Behavior

Staying Healthy

163

(40)

Medical Communication and Physical Health

165

(1)

Prevention of Disease/Impairments

166

(1)

Degenerative Diseases

167

(6)

Primary Prevention and Behavioral Outcomes

173

(21)

Secondary and Tertiary Prevention and Behavioral Outcomes

194

(3)

Individual Differences and Personal Characteristics

197

(2)

Covariation of Health Behaviors

199

(1)

Summary

200

(1)

Thinking Critically

201

(1)

Glossary

201

(2)

Health Recommendations and Behavior Change

203

(38)

An Overview of the Determinants of Prevention and Treatment Behaviors

204

(1)

Adherence to Medical Regimens

205

(2)

Sources of Health Information

207

(5)

Historical Perspectives

212

(3)

Persuasion: Changing Beliefs and Attitudes

215

(3)

Social Cognitive Theory

218

(2)

Self-Regulative Theories

220

(1)

Subjective Social Norms: What Other People Think

221

(3)

Intentions and Commitment

224

(1)

Turning Commitment into Behavior

225

(11)

A Personal Note

236

(1)

Summary

237

(2)

Thinking Critically

239

(1)

Glossary

239

(2)

PART THREE Becoming III

The Process of Illness

241

(35)

Health, Illness, and Disease

243

(6)

The Physician's Dilemma

249

(1)

The Biomedical Versus the Biopsychosocial Model

249

(3)

Recognizing and Attending to Physical Symptoms

252

(3)

Seeking Medical Help for Symptoms

255

(1)

Psychological Triggers for Seeking Help

256

(2)

The Lay Referral Network

258

(1)

Additional Determinants of Medical Care Utilization

258

(1)

Delay in Seeking Treatment

259

(3)

The Sick Role

262

(2)

Illness as an Expression of Emotional Needs

264

(2)

Somatization and Conversion

266

(2)

A Patient with Psychosomatic Illness

268

(2)

Hypochondria

270

(2)

Psychological Factors and the Delivery of Health Services

272

(1)

Summary

273

(1)

Thinking Critically

274

(1)

Glossary

275

(1)

Pain

276

(47)

The Significance of Pain

277

(1)

Pain and the Costs of Healthcare Utilization

278

(1)

What Is Pain?

279

(1)

How Is Pain Perceived?

280

(1)

Theories of Pain

281

(4)

Neurochemical Basis of Pain and Pain Inhibition

285

(1)

Pain and the Immune System

286

(1)

Cognitive Outcomes of Pain

286

(3)

Acute versus Chronic Pain

289

(1)

What Does Pain Look Like?

289

(1)

Pain and the Medical Encounter

290

(1)

Psychological Factors and Pain

291

(2)

Individual Differences in Reactions to Pain

293

(6)

Ways to Measure Pain

299

(2)

The Significance of Pain Assessment

301

(1)

How Is Pain Treated?

302

(6)

Cognitive Methods of Pain Control

308

(2)

Cognitive-Behavioral Methods of Pain Control

310

(4)

Behavior Modification in Chronic Pain

314

(1)

Physical Therapies for Pain

315

(1)

Preoperative Treatments for Postoperative Pain

316

(1)

Pain Clinics: Multidimensional Treatment Programs

317

(1)

Summary

318

(2)

Thinking Critically

320

(1)

Glossary

320

(3)

Psychological Processes, Stress, and Illness

323

(33)

Psychophysiological Disorders

325

(1)

The Concept of Stress

326

(1)

The Meaning of Stress

327

(1)

The Role of Cognitive Appraisal

328

(1)

Issues in Conceptualizing Stress

329

(1)

Chronic Stress

330

(1)

Hassles of Everyday Life

331

(2)

Major Life Events

333

(1)

Mechanisms for the Effects of Stress on Health

334

(1)

Physiological Reactions to Stress

335

(2)

The General Adaptation Syndrome

337

(1)

Psychoneuroimmunology

338

(7)

Stress and Cardiovascular Disorders

345

(6)

Psychophysiological Disorders and Stress

351

(1)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

352

(1)

The Difficulties of Assuming Causation

352

(1)

Summary

353

(1)

Thinking Critically

354

(1)

Glossary

354

(2)

Coping with Stress: The Role of Psychological Processes in Staying Healthy

356

(37)

Coping Processes

359

(2)

Problem Solving and Emotional Regulation

361

(1)

Cognitions and Coping

362

(1)

Cognitive Coping Styles

363

(1)

Causal Attributions

364

(4)

Sense of Control

368

(3)

Learned Helplessness

371

(1)

Hardiness

372

(1)

World View and a Sense of Coherence

373

(1)

Social Resources and Social Support

374

(2)

Emotional Disclosure

376

(2)

Helping People Cope: Interventions That Work

378

(8)

Learning to Cope: Effective Stress Management

386

(3)

Summary

389

(1)

Thinking Critically

390

(1)

Glossary

391

(2)

PART FOUR Coping with Illness

Serious Illness: The Patient's Perspective

393

(32)

Stages of Illness

396

(2)

Importance of Focusing on Psychosocial Issues

398

(1)

Serious Illness: The Losses

398

(8)

Facing the Emotional Challenges of Serious Illness

406

(1)

Maintaining Identity Through Social Support

407

(2)

Emotional Development

409

(1)

Explaining Illness and Injury

409

(2)

Facing Emotional Conflicts

411

(1)

Facing Stressful Medical Treatments

411

(1)

Facing the Stresses of Hospitalization

412

(4)

Communicating with Medical Professionals

416

(1)

Facing Pain

416

(2)

Facing Death

418

(1)

The Role of Emotions in Healing

418

(2)

Treatment of Ill Patients

420

(1)

Medical Communication and Treatment Outcomes

421

(1)

Summary

422

(1)

Thinking Critically

423

(1)

Glossary

424

(1)

A Life-Span Perspective on Chronic Illness, Disability, and Aging

425

(39)

Chronic Illness and Disability

426

(2)

Dealing with Chronic Illness

428

(11)

Chronic Illness in Children and Adolescents

439

(10)

Chronic Illness in Adulthood

449

(6)

Chronic Illness and the Aged

455

(6)

Summary

461

(1)

Thinking Critically

462

(1)

Glossary

463

(1)

Terminal Illness and Bereavement

464

(35)

Facing Death

466

(1)

Uncertainty

466

(1)

The Patient's Experience of Dying

466

(6)

Caring for Terminally Ill Patients

472

(4)

Bereavement and Grieving

476

(1)

Grief Experiences

477

(8)

Deaths in the Family

485

(11)

Summary

496

(1)

Thinking Critically

497

(1)

Glossary

498

(1)

The Future of Health Psychology

499

(12)

Morbidity versus Mortality

501

(1)

Cost Containment and Care Equalization

502

(2)

Women's Health

504

(1)

Healthy Aging

505

(1)

Genetics and Health

505

(3)

Outcomes Research

508

(1)

Summary

509

(1)

Thinking Critically

510

(1)

Appendix A The Human Body

511

(16)

Appendix B Measurement Tools for Research in Health Psychology

527

(10)

References

537

(48)

Index

585

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