Health Psychology (2nd Ed)
by Catherine Ashley Sanderson
Wiley | March 2012 | ISBN-10: 0470129158 | PDF | 720 pages | 52.7 mb

The 2nd Edition of Catherine Sanderson's Health Psychology targets the mainstream health psychology market and offers a broad appeal through its narrative that is both challenging for psychology majors and accessible to non-majors. This book provides current and relevant information while providing a foundation in scientific research and critical and analytical thinking. The book emphasizes practical and real-world issues.
Additionally, this text includes a focus on current ethical issues in health; expanded coverage of international health; increased emphasis on critical thinking and analysis; coverage of specific topics such as complementary and alternative medicine, accidents as a cause of death, and the role of ethnicity and gender in influencing health behavior; an emphasis on practical information; and updated coverage of all material which is particularly important in the field of health psychology given the dramatic advances in knowledge about the factors that influence physical well-being during the last five years.

CONTENTS
Preface v
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction 1
CHAPTER 2 - Research Methods 24
CHAPTER 3 - Theories of Health Behavior 58
CHAPTER 4 - Stress 91
CHAPTER 5 - Managing Stress: The Role of Personality and Social Support 142
CHAPTER 6 - Injuries 188
CHAPTER 7 - Smoking and Alcohol Abuse 212
CHAPTER 8 - Obesity and Eating Disorders 255
CHAPTER 9 - The Experience and Management of Pain 298
CHAPTER 10 - Chronic Illness 344
CHAPTER 11 - Terminal Illness and Bereavement 399
CHAPTER 12 - Health-Care Interaction: Screening, Utilization, Adherence, and Relapse 441
CHAPTER 13 - Designing Persuasive Interventions 496
CHAPTER 14 - Future Directions for Health Psychology 534
GLOSSARY 571
REFERENCES 581
AUTHOR INDEX 645
SUBJECT INDEX 679