Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health

546 Pages·2013·20.95 MB·English

by  Linda Brannon

Health
PSYCHOLOGY
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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
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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
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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
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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
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