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Health PSYCHOLOGY Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. EIGHTH EDITION Health PSYCHOLOGY A N I N T R O D U C T I O N T O B E H A V I O R A N D H E A L T H Linda Brannon McNeese State University Jess Feist McNeese State University John A. Updegraff Kent State University Australia(cid:129)Brazil(cid:129)Japan(cid:129)Korea(cid:129)Mexico(cid:129)Singapore(cid:129)Spain(cid:129)UnitedKingdom(cid:129)UnitedStates Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. This is an electronic version of the print textbook. Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. 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TolearnmoreaboutWadsworth,visitwww.cengage.com/wadsworth Purchaseanyofourproductsatyourlocalcollegestoreoratour preferredonlinestorewww.cengagebrain.com. Printed in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 17 16 15 14 13 Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Brief Contents PART 1 Foundations of Health Psychology Chapter 1 Introducing Health Psychology 1 Chapter 2 Conducting Health Research 18 Chapter 3 Seeking and Receiving Health Care 40 Chapter 4 Adhering to Healthy Behavior 58 PART 2 Stress, Pain, and Coping Chapter 5 Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress 87 Chapter 6 Understanding Stress, Immunity, and Disease 120 Chapter 7 Understanding and Managing Pain 143 Chapter 8 Considering Alternative Approaches 172 PART 3 Behavior and Chronic Disease Chapter 9 Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease 201 Chapter 10 Behavioral Factors in Cancer 231 Chapter 11 Living With Chronic Illness 253 PART 4 Behavioral Health Chapter 12 Smoking Tobacco 282 Chapter 13 Using Alcohol and Other Drugs 310 Chapter 14 Eating and Weight 341 Chapter 15 Exercising 372 PART 5 Looking Toward the Future Chapter 16 Future Challenges 397 Glossary 418 References 424 Name Index 481 Subject Index 509 v Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Contents Preface xv WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ?Prescribing Placebos May Be Considered Ethical 22 About the Authors xxi INSUMMARY 23 Research Methods in Psychology 24 PART 1 Foundations of Health CorrelationalStudies 24 Psychology Cross-Sectional andLongitudinal Studies 25 1 Experimental Designs 25 Introducing Health Psychology 1 ExPostFactoDesigns 26 Real-World Profile of Angela Bryan 2 R E INSUMMARY 27 T The Changing Field of Health 3 P Research Methods in Epidemiology 27 A Patterns ofDisease and Death 3 H Observational Methods 28 C WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ? College Is Good for Your Health 7 RandomizedControlled Trials 29 Escalating CostofMedical Care 8 NaturalExperiments 30 WhatIsHealth? 9 Meta-Analysis 30 WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ? It Takes More AnExampleofEpidemiological Research: The Than a Virus to Give You a Cold 10 Alameda CountyStudy 30 INSUMMARY 11 INSUMMARY 31 Psychology’s Relevance for Health 12 BecominganInformedReaderofHealth-Related Research on the Internet 32 The Contribution ofPsychosomaticMedicine 12 Determining Causation 33 The Emergence ofBehavioralMedicine 13 TheRiskFactorApproach 33 The Emergence ofHealthPsychology 13 Cigarettes andDisease: IsThere aCausal INSUMMARY 14 Relationship? 33 The Profession of Health Psychology 14 INSUMMARY 35 The TrainingofHealth Psychologists 15 Research Tools 35 The WorkofHealth Psychologists 15 TheRoleofTheory inResearch 35 INSUMMARY 16 TheRoleofPsychometrics inResearch 36 Answers 16 INSUMMARY 37 Suggested Readings 17 Answers 37 2 Suggested Readings 39 Conducting Health Research 18 CHECK YOUR BELIEFS 19 3 R Seeking and Receiving Health E Real-World Profile of Sylvester Colligan 19 T Care 40 AP The Placebo in Treatment and Research 20 ER CHECK YOUR HEALTH RISKS 41 CH Treatment andthePlacebo 20 PT Real-World Profile of Lance Armstrong 41 A Research and thePlacebo 22 H Seeking Medical Attention 42 C vii Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. viii CONTENTS Illness Behavior 43 The Intention–Behavior Gap 80 The SickRole 48 Behavioral Willingness 80 INSUMMARY 48 Implementational Intentions 81 Seeking Medical Information From Nonmedical INSUMMARY 81 Sources 49 WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ? Text Messages LayReferralNetwork 49 Can Help Turn Intentions Into Action 82 The Internet 49 Improving Adherence 82 Receiving Medical Care 50 Becoming Healthier 84 LimitedAccess toMedicalCare 50 INSUMMARY 84 Choosing aPractitioner 51 Answers 85 BeingintheHospital 53 Suggested Readings 86 WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ? Hospitals May Be a Leading Cause of Death 54 INSUMMARY 56 PART 2 Stress, Pain, and Coping Answers 57 5 Defining, Measuring, and Managing Suggested Readings 57 Stress 87 4 R Adhering to Healthy Behavior 58 E CHECK YOUR HEALTH RISKS 88 T P Real-World Profile of Lindsay Lohan 88 CHECK YOUR HEALTH RISKS 59 A ER Real-World Profile of Nathan Rey 59 CH The Nervous System and the Physiology of T Stress 89 P Issues in Adherence 60 A H The PeripheralNervous System 89 C WhatIsAdherence? 60 The Neuroendocrine System 90 HowIsAdherence Measured? 60 PhysiologyoftheStress Response 94 HowFrequent IsNonadherence? 61 WhatAre theBarriers toAdherence? 62 INSUMMARY 95 Theories of Stress 95 INSUMMARY 63 Selye’s View 95 What Factors Predict Adherence? 63 Lazarus’sView 97 Severity oftheDisease 64 Treatment Characteristics 64 INSUMMARY 98 PersonalFactors 65 Measurement of Stress 98 Environmental Factors 66 Methods ofMeasurement 99 Interaction ofFactors 68 Reliabilityand ValidityofStress Measures 100 INSUMMARY 68 INSUMMARY 101 Why and How Do People Adhere to Healthy Sources of Stress 101 Behaviors? 68 Cataclysmic Events 101 Continuum TheoriesofHealthBehavior 68 Life Events 102 INSUMMARY 74 Daily Hassles 103 StageTheoriesofHealth Behavior 74 WOULD YOU BELIEVE . . . ? Vacations Relieve Work Stress … But Not For Long 106 INSUMMARY 80 Copyright 2013 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part.

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