| Description |
xxv, 705 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introducing health psychology -- Research in health psychology -- Biological foundations of health and illness -- Stress -- Coping with stress -- Staying healthy -- Nutrition, obesity, and eating disorders -- Substance abuse -- Cardiovascular disease and diabetes -- Cancer -- HIV and AIDS -- Health care and patient behavior -- Managing pain -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Health psychology through the life span -- Epilogue: health psychology today and tomorrow |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Clinical psychology.
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Clinical health psychology.
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Health behavior.
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Social medicine.
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Health Behavior.
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| LC no. |
2001046904 |
| ISBN |
1572597860 |
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