{"product_id":"handbook-of-psychology-health-psychology-isbn-9780470891926","title":"Handbook of Psychology, Health Psychology","description":"Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.  Handbook of Psychology Preface xi  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrving B. Weiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolume Preface xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Pamela A. Geller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI OVERVIEW 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid F. Marks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII CAUSAL AND MEDIATING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRalf Schwarzer and Aleksandra Luszczynska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 57\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelissa S. Xanthopoulos and Lauren C. Daniel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY: MECHANISMS, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, AND INTERVENTIONS 79\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffrey R. Stowell, Theodore F. Robles, and Heidi S. Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII DISEASES AND DISORDERS 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 ASTHMA 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren B. Schmaling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING OBESITY 128\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 NICOTINE DEPENDENCE 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSean P. David, Jennifer B. McClure, and Gary E. Swan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS 182\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, and Shannon Stark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 DIABETES MELLITUS 200\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine Maguth Nezu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 HIV\/AIDS 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael P. Carey, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, and Peter A. Vanable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 HEADACHES 247\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrank Andrasik, C. Mark Sollars, Susan E. Walch, and Dawn C. Buse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 PSYCHOSOCIAL ONCOLOGY 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoise, and Lauren M. Greenberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 CHRONIC PAIN 292\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 NATURE AND TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA 318\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles M. Morin, Jos´ee Savard, and Marie-Christine Ouellet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION 340\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles F. Emery, Derek R. Anderson, and Christina L. Goodwin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaurie Keefer, Tiffany H. Taft, and Jennifer L. Kiebles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 SPINAL CORD INJURY 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn Marie Warren, Meredith L. C. Williamson, Norma A. Erosa, and Timothy R. Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN 411\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 CHILD HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 413\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLamia P. Barakat, Matthew Hocking, and Anne E. Kazak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 ADOLESCENT HEALTH 437\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSheridan Phillips and Sarah Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIlene C. Siegler, Merrill F. Elias, Beverly H. Brummett, and Hayden B. Bosworth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 WOMEN’S HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 477\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela A. Geller, Alexandra R. Nelson, and Alexa Bonacquisti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 PRIMARY CARE PSYCHOLOGY 512\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, and Amelia G. Gradwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 538\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKeith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, and Roland Thorpe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 564\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. 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However, some questions remain opened, indicating a need of further studies and investigations, with possible future research trends.\u003cbr\u003eTreated topics cover an overview of conceptual and professional issues, an in-depth analysis of great number of medical diseases, attention to health psychology changes across some developmental stages, such as the life span, and contextual issues, such as gender, culture and ethnicity. Moreover, primary care psychology, together with complimentary and alternative therapies are analyzed. Considered medical diseases include asthma, obesity, smoking, musculoskeletal conditions, diabetes, HIV\/AIDS, headaches, cancer, pain, insomnia, coronary heart disease and hypertension, gastrointestinal diseases and spinal cord injury.\" (\u003ci\u003eFrontiers in Psychology for Clinical Settings\u003c\/i\u003e, 2013)","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989340176613,"sku":"NP9780470891926","price":218.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470891926.jpg?v=1761783732","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/handbook-of-psychology-health-psychology-isbn-9780470891926","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}