Handbook of Health Psychology

Table of contents

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• Handbook of Health Psychology i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface xiii
• International Advisory Board xiv
• Introduction xv
• References xix
• Handbook of Health Psychology xxi
• I - Basic Processes 1
• 1 - Factors Influencing Behavior and Behavior Change 3
• References 16
• 2 - Representations, Procedures, and Affect in Illness Self-Regulation: a Perceptual-Cognitive Model 19
• References 41
• 3 - Conceptualization and Operationalization of Perceived Control 49
• References 56
• 4 - On Who Gets Sick and Why: the Role of Personality and Stress 59

• Handbook of Health Psychology i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Preface xiii
• International Advisory Board xiv
• Introduction xv
• References xix
• Handbook of Health Psychology xxi
• I - Basic Processes 1
• 1 - Factors Influencing Behavior and Behavior Change 3
• References 16
• 2 - Representations, Procedures, and Affect in Illness Self-Regulation: a Perceptual-Cognitive Model 19
• References 41
• 3 - Conceptualization and Operationalization of Perceived Control 49
• References 56
• 4 - On Who Gets Sick and Why: the Role of Personality and Stress 59
• References 78
• 5 - Visceral Learning 85
• References 93
• 6 - Biofeedback and Self-Regulation of Physiological Activity: a Major Adjunctive Treatment Modality in Health Psychology 95
• References 102
• 7 - Behavioral Conditioning of the Immune System 105
• References 113
• 8 - Physiological and Psychological Bases of Pain 117
• References 133
• 9 - Personality Traits as Risk Factors for Physical Illness 139
• References 162
• 10 - Personality's Role in the Protection and Enhancement of Health: Where the Research Has Been, Where It is Stuck, How It Might Move 175
• References 189
• 11 - Social Comparison Processes in the Physical Health Domain 195
• References 205
• 12 - Social Networks and Social Support 209
• References 229
• 13 - Self-Efficacy and Health 235
• References 246
• 14 - The Psychobiology of Nicotine Self-Administration 249
• References 258
• 15 - Obesity 263
• References 275
• 16 - Alcohol Use and Misuse 281
• References 306
• II - Crosscutting Issues 319
• 17 - Stress, Health, and Illness 321
• References 331
• 18 - What Are the Health Effects of Disclosure? 339
• References 346
• 19 - Preventive Management of Work Stress: Current Themes and Future Challenges 349
• References 360
• 20 - Environmental Stress and Health 365
• References 379
• 21 - Adjustment to Chronic Illness: Theory and Research 387
• References 399
• 22 - Recall Biases and Cognitive Errors in Retrospective Self-Reports: a Call for Momentary Assessments 405
• References 411
• 23 - Burnout and Health 415
• References 424
• 24 - Sociocultural Influences on Health 427
• References 437
• 25 - The Multiple Contexts of Chronic Illness: Diabetic Adolescents and Community Characteristics 441
• References 446
• 26 - Childhood Health Issues Across the Life Span 449
• References 455
• 27 - Social Influences in Etiology and Prevention of Smoking and Other Health Threatening Behaviors in Children and Adolescents 459
• References 465
• 28 - Health, Behavior, and Aging 469
• References 474
• 29 - Informal Caregiving to Older Adults: Health Effects of Providing and Receiving Care 477
• References 489
• 30 - Stress Processes in Pregnancy and Birth: Psychological, Biological, and Sociocultural Influences 495
• References 511
• 31 - Women's Health Promotion 519
• References 532
• 32 - Male Partner Violence: Relevance to Health Care Providers 541
• References 554
• 33 - Confronting Fertility Problems: Current Research and Future Challenges 559
• References 568
• 34 - Patient Adherence to Treatment Regimen 571
• References 577
• 35 - Rehabilitation 581
• References 589
• 36 - Community Intervention 591
• References 607
• 37 - Citizen Participation and Health: Toward a Psychology of Improving Health Through Individual, Organizational, and Community Involvement 613
• References 623
• 38 - The Effects of Physical Activity on Physical and Psychological Health 627
• References 650
• III - Applications to the Study of Disease 659
• 39 - Hostility (And Other Psychosocial Risk Factors): Effects on Health and the Potential for Successful Behavioral Approaches to Prevention and Treatment 661
• References 666
• 40 - Stress and Silent Ischemia 669
• References 679
• 41 - Stress, Immunity, and Susceptibility to Infectious Disease 683
• References 691
• 42 - Nonpharmacological Treatment of Hypertension 697
• References 706
• 43 - Cancer 709
• References 721
• 44 - Subjective Risk and Health Protective Behavior: Cancer Screening and Cancer Prevention 727
• References 740
• 45 - Stress and Breast Cancer 747
• References 754
• 46 - Behavioral Intervention in Comprehensive Cancer Care 757
• References 774
• 47 - Frontiers in the Behavioral Epidemiology of Hiv/Stds 777
• References 795
• 48 - Hiv Disease in Ethnic Minorities: Implications of Racial/Ethnic Differences in Disease Susceptibility and Drug Dosage Response for Hiv Infection and Treatment 801
• References 812
• 49 - Women and Aids: a Contextual Anaipis 817
• References 832
• 50 - Living with Hiv Disease 841
• References 847
• 51 - Cultural Diversity and Health Psychology 851
• References 883
• Author Index 893
• Subject Index 957