Description
The flaws in today's healthcare systems and practices are well-documented: millions remain far from optimal health due to a variety of psychological and social factors; large numbers of patients do not fully cooperate with medical advice; errors in medical decision-making -- some stemming from flaws in interpersonal relations -- regularly lead to needless suffering and death. Further, the effects of emotions, personality, and motivation on healing are not well incorporated into traditional medical care.The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology compiles the most relevant scholarship from psychology, medicine, and public health to offer a thorough and authoritative model of the biopsychosocial approach to health. A collection of international contributors addresses all relevant concepts in this model, including its applications to health promotion, health behavior change, and treatment.
Table of Contents
Part One: Background, History, and Methods1. The Intellectual Roots of Health PsychologyHoward S. Friedman and Nancy E. Adler2. A History of the Development of Health PsychologyWade Pickren and Silvia Degni3. Measurement in Health Psychology ResearchTimothy W. Smith4. Designing and Conducting Interventions to Enhance Physical and Mental Health OutcomesJ. Lee Westmaas, Virginia Gil-Rivas, and Roxane C. Silver5. Uncertainty, Variability, and Resource Allocation in the Health Care Decision ProcessRobert M. KaplanPart Two: Core Concepts in Health Psychology6. The Brain, Homeostasis, and Health: Balancing Demands of the Internal and External MilieuJohn T. Cacioppo and Gary G. Berntson7. PsychoneuroimmunologyMargaret E. Kemeny8. Stress, Coping, and HealthCharles S. Carver and Sara Vargas9. Social SupportShelley E. Taylor10. Personality, Disease, and Self-healingHoward S. Friedman11. Adjustment to Chronic Disease: Progress and Promise in ResearchAnnette L. Stanton and Tracey A. Revenson12. Social Comparison Processes: Implications for Physical HealthJerry Suls13. Health and Illness PerceptionsYael BenyamimiPart Three: Core Issues in Clinical Health14. Physician-Patient CommunicationJudith A. Hall and Debra L. Roter15. Aging and HealthKaren Rook, Susan Turk Charles, and Jutta Heckhausen16. Chronic Pain: Closing the Gap between Evidence and PracticeBeverly Thorn17. Coping with CancerVanessa Malcarne18. Expressive Writing, Emotional Upheavals, and HealthJames W. Pennebaker and Cindy K. Chung19. Beyond the Myths of Coping with Loss: Prevailing Assumptions versus Scientific EvidenceCamille Wortman and Kathrin Boerner20. Family Consultation for Couples Coping with Health Problems: A Social Cybernetic ApproachMichael J. Rohrbaugh and Varda Shoham21. Childhood Health and Chronic IllnessBarbara Tinsley22. TransplantationMary Amanda Dew and Andrea F. DiMartini23. HIV/AIDSLydia TemoshokPart Four: Health Behaviors and Change24. Health Behavior ChangeRalf Schwarzer25. Advancing Health Behavior Theory: The Interplay among Theories of Health Behavior, Empirical Modeling of Health Behavior, and Behavioral InterventionsLeona Aiken26. The Perception of Health RisksBritta Renner and Harald Schupp27. Physical ActivityDawn Wilson28. Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use DisordersKenneth J. Sher, Amelia Talley, Andrew K. Littlefield, and Julia Martinez29. ObesityEmily L. Van Walleghen, Betsy A. Steeves, and Hollie A. Raynor30. Dispositional Optimism, Psychophysiology, and HealthSuzanne SegerstromPart Five: Population and Socio-Cultural Issues31. Community HealthMarta Gil Lacruz32. Latino HealthJohn Ruiz and Patrick Steffen33. Two Decades of Social Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Implications for HealthIrina L. G. Todorova34. Asian Meditation and HealthYosuke Sakairi, Genji Sugamura, and Masao Suzuki35. Health Consequences of Social Relationships in Non-human PrimatesJohn P. CapitanioPart Six: Conclusion36. Conclusion: The Achievements and Promise of Health PsychologyHoward S. Friedman
