Table Of Contents:

• 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?
• Ponder This
• What Is Health?
• 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
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 2. Doing Health Psychology: Research Methods
• Measuring Up: Is Psychology a Science?
• Ponder This
• A Research Primer
• Ensuring Strong Measurement
• Getting Statistically Savvy
• Context and Level of Analysis
• Moderators versus Mediators
• Some Final Warnings
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Replication Crisis in Psychology
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 3. Cultural Approaches to Health
• Measuring Up: Are You Culturally Competent?
• Ponder This
• Varieties of World Medicine
• Western Biomedicine
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Ayurveda: Traditional Indian Medicine
• Curanderismo and Spiritualism
• American Indian Medicine
• African American Beliefs
• Are Complementary and Alternative Approaches Valid?
• APPLICATIONS SHOWCASE: Acupuncture
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 4. Essential Physiology
• Measuring Up: Know Your Vital Stats
• Ponder This
• Biological Development
• The Nervous System
• The Endocrine System
• The Circulatory System
• The Digestive System
• The Physiology of Immunity
• The Process of Defense
• The Respiratory System
• What About Culture?
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Games We Play (Can Have Physiological Implications)
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• PART II. STRESS AND COPING
• Chapter 5. Diverse Understandings of Stress
• Measuring Up: Got Daily Hassles? What's Your Stress Score?
• Ponder This
• What Is Stress?
• Main Theories of Stress
• 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
• Consequences of Stress
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Stress Really Can Kill: The Baskerville Effect, Culture, and Stress
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 6. Coping and Social Support
• Measuring Up: How Do You Cope?
• Ponder This
• What Is Coping?
• Common Measures of Coping
• The Structure of Coping
• Who Copes Well?
• Personality and Diverse Coping Styles
• Coping and Culture
• Social Support
• Cultural Variables in Social Support
• Theories of Social Support Change
• Keys to Coping with Stress
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: May God Help You
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• 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?
• Ponder This
• What Are Healthy Behaviors?
• What Determines Health Behaviors?
• Changing Health Behaviors
• Transtheoretical Model
• The Health Belief Model
• 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
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 8. Health Behaviors: Eating, Being Active, Smoking, and Drinking
• Measuring Up: Are Your Behaviors Healthy?
• Ponder This
• Nutrition and Weight
• Physical Activity
• Smoking and Drinking
• Tobacco Use
• Alcohol
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Truth About the Freshman 15
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• 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
• Ponder This
• Culture and Illness Behaviors
• The Commonsense Model of Illness Behavior
• Recognizing Symptoms
• Seeking Treatment
• Adherence to Treatment
• Patient–Practitioner Interactions
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: When the Spirit Catches You, Cultures Clash
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 10. Diverse Approaches to Pain
• Measuring Up: How Much Pain Are You In?
• Ponder This
• Key Definitions
• Cultural Variations in the Experience of Pain
• Typologies and Biology of Pain
• Measuring Pain
• Theories of Pain
• The Psychology of Pain
• Pain Management Techniques
• Self-Management of Chronic Pain
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: A Hospital Case Study
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 11. Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Death
• Measuring Up: How Satisfied Are You with Life?
• Ponder This
• Prevalence of Chronic Illnesses
• Coping with Chronic Illnesses
• Biopsychosocial Components of Adjustment
• Culture and Chronic Illness
• Interventions
• Coping with Terminal Illness
• The Role of Religious Diversity
• Death
• Cultural Variations in Death and Dying
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Hospice
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• PART V. MAJOR ILLNESS
• Chapter 12. Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV
• Measuring Up: How Strong Is Your Immune System?
• Ponder This
• Psychoneuroimmunology
• HIV and AIDS
• 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
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 13. Cancer: Fundamentals and Cultural Variations
• Measuring Up: Are You at Risk for Cancer?
• Ponder This
• Prevalence of Cancer
• What Is 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
• Treatment Options
• Behavioral Interventions
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: Increasing Cancer Screening
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 14. Cardiovascular Disease: Fundamentals and Cultural Variations
• Measuring Up: How Well Do You Know Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases?
• Ponder This
• 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
• Treatment Options
• APPLICATION SHOWCASE: The Lifestyle Heart Trial
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Chapter 15. Controversies and the Future of Health Psychology
• Ongoing and Current Controversies
• Looking to the Future
• Technological Innovations
• Enhanced Training
• Biopsychocultural Health Psychology
• SUMMARY
• TEST YOURSELF
• KEY TERMS, CONCEPTS, AND PEOPLE
• ESSENTIAL READINGS
• Glossary
• References
• Name Index
• Subject Index