PART I. An Introduction: Basic Issues and Processes. Chapter 1. An Overview of Psychology and Health. What Is Health? An Illness/Wellness Continuum. Illness Today and in the Past. Viewpoints from History: Physiology, Disease Processes, and the Mind. Early Cultures.
Ancient Greece and Rome. The Middle Ages. The Renaissance and After. Seeing a Need: Psychology's Role in Health. Problems in the Health Care System. "The Person" in Health and Illness. Assess Yourself: What's Your Lifestyle Like? How the Role of Psychology Emerged. Clinical Methods and Issues: Behaviorism's Legacy: Progress in Health Psychology's Goals.
Health Psychology: The Profession. Current Perspectives on Health and Illness. The Biopsychosocial Perspective. Life-Span and Gender Perspectives. Relating Health Psychology to Other Science Fields. Related Fields. Health and Psychology across Cultures. Highlight: Related Nonpsychology Careers.
Research Methods. Experiments. Correlational Studies. Quasi-Experimental Studies. Genetics Research. Chapter 2. The Body's Physical Systems. Module 1: The Nervous System.
How the Nervous System Works. The Central Nervous System. The Peripheral Nervous System. Clinical Methods and Issues: Biofeedback Treatment for Paralysis. Module 2: The Endocrine System. The Endocrine and Nervous Systems Working Together. Adrenal Glands. Other Glands.
Module 3: The Digestive System. Food's Journey Through Digestive Organs. Highlight: Our Physiological Individuality. Using Nutrients in Metabolism. Assess Yourself: How Many Calories Do You BurnWhile Resting? Module 4: The Respiratory System. The Respiratory Tract. Respiratory Function and Disorders. Module 5: The Cardiovascular System.
The Heart and Blood Vessels. Blood Pressure. Blood Composition. Cardiovascular Disorders. Module 6: The Immune System. Antigens. The Organs of the Immune System. Highlight: When Immune Functions Are Absent.
Soldiers of the Immune System. Defending the Body with an Immune Response. Less-Than-Optimal Defenses. PART II. Stress, Illness, and Coping. Chapter 3. Stress-Its Meaning, Impact, and Sources. Experiencing Stress in Our Lives.
What Is Stress? Appraising Events as Stressful. Clinical Methods and Issues Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Dimensions of Stress. Biopsychosocial Aspects of Stress. Biological Aspects of Stress. Psychosocial Aspects of Stress. Sources of Stress Throughout Life. Sources Within the Person.
Sources in the Family. Highlight: Gender Differences in Caregiving? Sources in the Community and Society. Measuring Stress. Physiological Arousal. Life Events. Daily Hassles. Assess Yourself: Hassles in Your Life. Can Stress Be Good for You? Chapter 4.
Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness. Psychosocial Modifiers of Stress. Social Support. Assess Yourself: How Much Emotional Support Do You Get? A Sense of Personal Control. Clinical Methods and Issues: Social Support, Therapy, and Cognitive Processes. A Hardy Personality. Type A and Type B Behavior Patterns. How Stress Affects Health.
Stress, Behavior, and Illness. Stress, Physiology, and Illness. Highlight: Sudden "Voodoo" Death. Psychoneuroimmunology. Psychophysiological Disorders. Digestive System Diseases. Asthma.