Preface
About the Author
PART I. FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Chapter 1. What Is Health? Cultural and Historical Roots
Measuring Up: How Healthy Are You?
Cross-Cultural Definitions of Health
Why Is Culture Important?
Advancing Cultural Competence
Health Psychology’s Biopsychosocial Approach
What Is Health Psychology?
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Careers and Graduate Training in Health Psychology
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 2. Doing Health Psychology: Research Methods
Measuring Up: Is Psychology a Science?
Ensuring Strong Measurement
Getting Statistically Savvy
Context and Level of Analysis
Moderators versus Mediators
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Replication Crisis in Psychology
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 3. Cultural Approaches to Health
Measuring Up: Are You Culturally Competent?
Varieties of World Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Ayurveda: Traditional Indian Medicine
Curanderismo and Spiritualism
Are Complementary and Alternative Approaches Valid?
APPLICATIONS SHOWCASE: Acupuncture
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 4. Essential Physiology
Measuring Up: Know Your Vital Stats
The Physiology of Immunity
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Games We Play (Can Have Physiological Implications)
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
PART II. STRESS AND COPING
Chapter 5. Diverse Understandings of Stress
Measuring Up: Got Daily Hassles? What's Your Stress Score?
Factors Influencing Our Appraisals
The Role of Culture in Appraisal
Stress and Psychopathology: The Diathesis-Stress Model
Culture as a Critical Stressor
Stress, Hormones, and Genes
Different Varieties of Stressors
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Stress Really Can Kill: The Baskerville Effect, Culture, and Stress
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 6. Coping and Social Support
Measuring Up: How Do You Cope?
Common Measures of Coping
Personality and Diverse Coping Styles
Cultural Variables in Social Support
Theories of Social Support Change
Keys to Coping with Stress
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: May God Help You
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
PART III. HEALTH BEHAVIORS
Chapter 7. Why Don’t We Do What We Need To? Models of Behavior Change
Measuring Up: What Do You Believe About Exercising?
What Are Healthy Behaviors?
What Determines Health Behaviors?
Changing Health Behaviors
Theory of Planned Behavior
Additional Theories of Health Behavior Change
Comparing the Models and Their Limitations
Changing Behaviors: Interventions
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: You Know You Want To . . . : Reducing Smoking in College
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 8. Health Behaviors: Eating, Being Active, Smoking, and Drinking
Measuring Up: Are Your Behaviors Healthy?
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Truth About the Freshman 15
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
PART IV. FACTORS SURROUNDING ILLNESS
Chapter 9. Illness Cognitions, Adherence, and Patient–Practitioner Interactions
Measuring Up: How Do You See Illness? The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire
Culture and Illness Behaviors
The Commonsense Model of Illness Behavior
Patient–Practitioner Interactions
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: When the Spirit Catches You, Cultures Clash
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 10. Diverse Approaches to Pain
Measuring Up: How Much Pain Are You In?
Cultural Variations in the Experience of Pain
Typologies and Biology of Pain
Pain Management Techniques
Self-Management of Chronic Pain
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: A Hospital Case Study
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 11. Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Death
Measuring Up: How Satisfied Are You with Life?
Prevalence of Chronic Illnesses
Coping with Chronic Illnesses
Biopsychosocial Components of Adjustment
Culture and Chronic Illness
Coping with Terminal Illness
The Role of Religious Diversity
Cultural Variations in Death and Dying
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Hospice
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
PART V. MAJOR ILLNESS
Chapter 12. Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV
Measuring Up: How Strong Is Your Immune System?
Physiological Correlates of HIV/AIDS
Psychological Correlates of HIV/AIDS
Cultural Variations in HIV/AIDS
Health Psychological Models Relating to HIV/AIDS
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Yoga and Coping with Illnesses Such as HIV/AIDS
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 13. Cancer: Fundamentals and Cultural Variations
Measuring Up: Are You at Risk for Cancer?
Cultural Variations in the Incidence of Cancer
Developmental Issues in Cancer
Physiological Correlates of Cancer
Psychological Correlates of Cancer
Cancer, Stress, and Immunity
Health Behaviors and Cancer
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Increasing Cancer Screening
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 14. Cardiovascular Disease: Fundamentals and Cultural Variations
Measuring Up: How Well Do You Know Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases?
Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases
What Is Cardiovascular Disease?
Cultural Variations in the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease
Developmental Issues in Cardiovascular Disease
Physiological Correlates of Cardiovascular Disease
Psychological Correlates of Cardiovascular Disease
Health Behaviors and Cardiovascular Disease
APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Lifestyle Heart Trial
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Chapter 15. Controversies and the Future of Health Psychology
Ongoing and Current Controversies
Technological Innovations
Biopsychocultural Health Psychology
KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index
