Exploring Health Psychology

Exploring Health Psychology provides comprehensive yet student-friendly coverage of both traditional topics in the field and important contemporary issues relating to reproductive, sexual, and psychological health. Using an informal, sometimes humorous narrative, the authors engage students of all interest levels, abilities, and learning styles by emphasizing the application of health and wellbeing psychology in their daily lives. Balancing depth and accessibly, each chapter describes the body systems relevant to a particular topic, incorporates up-to-date information and research, and contains relatable examples, real-world applications, compelling discussion and review questions, personal stories and vignettes, a running glossary, and more.

Broad in scope, Exploring Health Psychology examines the interactions between biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in psychological disorders and discusses their psychological and medical treatment. Critical psychological health issues such as anxiety and depression, the health of sexual and gender minorities, and the psychological dangers and pitfalls of the digital age are addressed to meet the needs of today’s students. An array of active learning features based on the SQ4R pedagogy—Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, and Review—enables students to take an active role in the learning process, develop effective study habits, strengthen critical and scientific thinking, and comprehend, retain, and apply the material.

I. FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY?

  1. FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

A History of Health Psychology

The Biopsychosocial Model

Health Psychology in the Global Context

Research Methods in Health Psychology

Becoming a Critical Thinker about Health-Related Information

   2. ADHERENCE AND CHANGE

Factors in Health Behavior Change and Adherence to Medical Treatment

The Health Belief Model (HBM)

Social Cognitive Theory

The Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB)

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM)

3. THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

                Illness Behavior

Health Disparities

Health Care, U.S.A.

                Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)

 II. STRESS & COPING

  4. STRESS AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

                Stress

                The Body’s Response to Stress

                Infection and Immunity

  5. RESILIENCE AND COPING

                Resilience

                Problematic Ways of Coping with Stress

                Cognitive Appraisal and Coping

                Problem-Focused Coping

                Emotion-Focused Coping

  6. UNDERSTANDING & MANAGING PAIN

                Understanding Pain

                Psychosocial Factors in Chronic Pain

                Treating Chronic Pain

III. HEALTHY BEHAVIOR PATTERNS

  7. THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, NUTRITION, WEIGHT, AND EATING DISORDERS

                The Digestive System and The Hunger Drive        

Nutrients: The Stuff of Life

                Overweight and Obesity

                Theories in Health Psychology and Weight Control

Eating Disorders

8. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SLEEP, VIOLENCE, AND ACCIDENTS

                Physical Activity

                Sleep

                Violence

                Accident Prevention

 9. SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE

                Substance Abuse and Dependence

                Depressants

Stimulants

Hallucinogens

Health Psychology and Behavioral Change

10. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH

                The Reproductive System

Heredity: The Nature of Nature

Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technology

                Prenatal Development

                Postpartum Depression

                Menopause

11. SEXUAL HEALTH

                Sexual Behavior and Health

                Sexually Transmitted Infections

Decision-Making abut Reproductive Options

                Sexual Dysfunctions

                The Health of Sexual and Gender Minorities

IV. DISORDERS

12. PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH

                The Healthy Personality

                Psychological Disorders

Suicide: A Growing Public Health Crisis

13. CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

                The Cardiovascular System

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)—The Nation’s Perennial Leading Cause of Death

Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

14. CANCER, OTHER CHRONIC DISEASES, AND END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

                Cancer

                Diabetes

                Arthritis

                Asthma

                Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

                End-of-Life Health Issues

 V. LOOKING AHEAD

15. NEW DIRECTIONS IN HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

                eHealth and Wearables

                The Multiple Health Behavior Change Model

                Integrated Primary Care

                Coda: Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic

                Health Psychology and Your Future

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