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• Title:Health psychology : a cultural approach / Regan A.R. Gurung.
  
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• Author/Creator:Gurung, Regan A. R.
  
• Published/Created:Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, ©2014.
  

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  • Call Number: WB103 .G981h 2014
    
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• Library of Congress Subjects:Clinical health psychology.
  Transcultural medical care.
  
• Medical Subjects: Behavioral Medicine.
  
• Edition:3rd ed.
  
• Description:xxii, 570 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
  
• Notes:Previous ed.: 2010.
  Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-532) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781285062112 (hardback)
  1285062116 (hardback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: 1. Health Psychology: Setting the Stage
  What Is Health?
  Cross-Cultural Definitions of Health
  Common Rubrics for Health
  Why Is Culture Important?
  Dimensions of Culture
  Defining Culture
  Context and Level of Analysis
  Two Major "Cultures"
  Advancing Cultural Competence
  Some Important Warnings
  Health Psychology's Biopsychosocial Approach
  Evolution of Health Psychology
  What Is Health Psychology?
  Main Areas in Health Psychology
  Research Primer
  Major Research Designs
  Correlational Studies
  Note on Statistics
  Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
  Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Designs
  Other Key Terms
  Focus On Current Issues Profile of a Multicultural America
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  2. Cultural Approaches to Health
  Varieties of World Medicine
  Western Biomedicine
  Greek Roots
  Technological Innovations
  Traditional Chinese Medicine
  Sources of Illness
  Treatment
  Ayurveda: Traditional Indian Medicine
  Sources of Illness
  Treatment
  Curanderismo and Spiritualism
  Sources of Illness
  Treatment
  American Indian Medicine
  Sources of Illness
  Treatment
  African American Beliefs
  Are Complementary and Alternative Approaches Valid?
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS Acupuncture
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  3. Essential Physiology
  Biological Development
  Prenatal Period
  Infancy and Early Childhood
  Adolescence
  Adulthood and Aging
  Nervous System
  Central Nervous System
  Peripheral Nervous System
  Endocrine System
  Key Components and Mechanics
  Circulatory System
  Key Components
  Mechanics of Circulation
  Biological Primer
  Digestive System
  Key Components and Mechanics
  Note on the Renal/Urinary System
  Physiology of Immunity
  Process of Defense
  Nonspecific or Natural Immunity
  Acquired Immunity
  Measures of Immune Response
  Respiratory System
  Key Components and Mechanics
  What About Culture?
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS The Games We Play (Can Have Physiological Implications)
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  4. Stress Across Cultures
  What Is Stress?
  Stress over Time
  Main Theories of Stress
  Cannon's Fight-or-Flight Theory
  Taylor et al.'s Tend-and-Befriend Theory
  Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome
  Lazarus' Cognitive Appraisal Model
  Factors Influencing Our Appraisals
  Role of Culture in Appraisal
  Stress and Psychopathology: The Diathesis-Stress Model
  Culture as a Critical Stressor
  Perceived Discrimination
  Stress and Genes
  Measuring Stress
  Different Varieties of Stressors
  Relationship Stress
  Work Stress
  Environmental Stress
  Consequences of Stress
  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  FOCUS ON CURRENT ISSUES Stress Really Can Kill: The Baskerville Effect, Culture, and Stress
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  5. Coping and Social Support
  What Is Coping?
  Moderators versus Mediators
  Structure of Coping
  What Is the Best Way to Cope?
  Who Copes Well?
  Personality and Coping
  Coping and Culture
  Ethnic Identity
  Acculturation
  Social Support
  Types of Social Support
  Cultural Variables in Social Support
  Theories of Social Support Change
  Common Measures of Coping
  Ways of Coping Questionnaire
  COPE
  New Developments in Coping Research
  Keys to Coping with Stress
  Relaxation-Based Approaches
  Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
  FOCUS ON CURRENT ISSUES May God Help You
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  6. Increasing Healthy Behaviors
  What Are Healthy Behaviors?
  Healthy People Programs
  What Determines Health Behaviors?
  Biological Factors
  Psychological Factors
  Social Factors
  Changing Health Behaviors
  Importance of Theory
  Key Theories of Health Behavior Change
  Transtheoretical Model
  Health Belief Model
  Culture and the Health Belief Model
  Theory of Planned Behavior
  Culture and the Theory of Planned Behavior
  Additional Theories of Health Behavior Change
  Comparing the Models and Their Limitations
  Changing Behaviors: Interventions
  Top Ten Prescriptions
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS You Know You Want To...: Reducing Smoking in College
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  7. Living Healthy: Eat Well, Be Active and Smoke-Free, and Minimize Drinking
  Eat Well
  What Should We Be Eating?
  Development of Food Preferences
  Obesity
  Eating Disorders
  Culture and Eating Disorders
  Physical Activity
  Cultural Variations in Physical Activity
  Physical Consequences of Physical Activity
  Psychological Consequences of Physical Activity
  Smoking and Drinking
  Tobacco Use
  Cultural Variations in Smoking
  Why Do People Smoke?
  Psychological Causes of Addiction
  Physiological Consequences of Smoking
  Drinking
  Who Drinks, How Much, and Why?
  Consequences of Alcohol Abuse
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS The Truth about the "Freshman 15"
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  8. Factors Surrounding Illness
  Culture and Illness Behaviors
  Role of Acculturation
  Commonsense Model of Illness Behavior
  Recognizing Symptoms
  Confirmation Bias
  Attributions and Misattributions
  Personality
  Seeking Treatment
  Role of Culture
  Understanding Delays
  Hospital Setting
  Staff Relations
  Adherence to Treatment
  Patient-Practitioner Interactions
  Communication
  Cultural Stereotyping
  Cultural Competency
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS When the Spirit Catches You, Cultures Clash
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  9. Pain
  Key Definitions
  Cultural Variations in the Experience of Pain
  Sex Differences
  Ethnic Differences
  Typologies and Biology of Pain
  Measuring Pain
  Basic Pain Measures
  McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
  Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)
  Short Form with 36 Questions (SF-36)
  Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
  Other Measures
  Theories of Pain
  Early Physiological and Psychological Approaches
  Biopsychological Theories of Pain
  Gate Control Theory of Pain
  Psychology of Pain
  Psychological Factors and Pain
  Pain Management Techniques
  Physiological Treatments
  Chemical
  Acupuncture
  Surgery
  Other Physiology-Related Methods
  Psychological Treatments
  Psychological States and Cognitive Styles
  Distraction
  Hypnosis
  General Cognitive Methods
  What You See Matters
  Self-Management of Chronic Pain
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS A Hospital Case Study
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  10. Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Death
  Prevalence Rates of Chronic Illnesses
  Coping with Chronic Illnesses
  Goals of Treatment
  Quality of Life
  Biopsychosocial Components of Adjustment
  Biological Issues
  Psychological Issues
  Psychological Aspects of Coping
  Psychological Responses to Chronic Illness
  Culture and Chronic Illness
  Family and Neighborhoods
  Culture and Ethnicity
  Social Support
  Interventions
  Coping with Terminal Illness
  Role of Religion
  Death
  Death across the Lifespan
  Path to Death
  Facilitating Death
  Are There Stages?
  Cultural Variations in Death and Dying
  Sex, Gender, and Death
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS: Hospice
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  11. Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV
  Psychoneuroimmunology
  Behavioral Conditioning and Immunity
  Stress and Immunity
  HIV and AIDS
  History of AIDS
  Difference between HIV and AIDS
  Physiological Correlates of HIV/AIDS
  Psychological Correlates of HIV/AIDS
  Psychological Factors Influencing Progression
  Cultural Variations in AIDS
  Women and AIDS
  Ethnicity and AIDS
  Other Cultural Issues
  Health Psychological Models Relating to HIV/AIDS
  Psychological Interventions for Those with HIV
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS Yoga and Coping with Illnesses Such as AIDS
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  12. Culture and Cancer
  Prevalence of Cancer
  What Is Cancer?
  Types of Cancer
  Cultural Variations in the Incidence of Cancer
  Cultural Differences in Beliefs and Knowledge about Cancer
  Developmental Issues in Cancer
  Physiological Correlates of Cancer
  Psychological Correlates of Cancer
  Psychological Factors in Cancer Incidence
  Psychological Responses to Cancer Diagnosis
  Psychological Factors in Cancer Progression and Coping
  Personality
  Social Support
  Finding Meaning
  Cancer, Stress, and Immunity
  Health Behaviors and Cancer
  Tobacco Use
  Diet
  Physical Activity
  Sun Exposure
  Treatment Options
  Surgery
  Chemotherapy
  Radiation Therapy
  Other Treatments
  Behavioral Interventions
  Aiding Prevention: Increasing Screening Behaviors
  Cultural Differences in Screening
  Contents note continued: Inhibiting Progression and Helping Patients Cope
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS Increasing Cancer Screening
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  13. Culture and Cardiovascular Disease
  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
  Stress
  Health Behaviors and Cardiovascular Disease
  Tobacco Use
  Diet
  Physical Activity
  Treatment Options
  Surgery
  Behavioral Interventions
  FOCUS ON APPLICATIONS The Lifestyle Heart Trial
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings
  14. Controversies and the Future of Health Psychology
  Ongoing and Current Controversies
  How Important Are Health Behaviors Really?
  Who Can Be Called a Medical Psychologist?
  Issue of Professional Status
  Setting Diagnostic Criteria
  Looking to the Future
  Greater Focus on Sociocultural Issues
  Focus on Developmental Issues and the Lifespan
  Focus on the Evidence
  Fine-Tuning the Biopsychosocial Model
  Technological Innovations
  Tools for the Delivery of Health Care
  Technology's Role in Training Health Psychologists
  Technology and Health Information
  Interventions
  Enhanced Training
  Related Developments
  Biopsychocultural Health Psychology
  Focus On Applications Careers and Graduate Training in Health Psychology
  Summary
  Test Yourself
  Key Terms, Concepts, and People
  Essential Readings.