Preface
PART I BEING AND STAYING HEALTHY
Chapter 1 What is health?
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-What is health? Changing perspectives Individual, cultural and lifespan perspectives on health
-What is health psychology?
-Summary Further readin
Chapter 2 Health inequalities
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Health differentials
-Minority status and health
-Gender and health
-Summary Further reading
Chapter 3 Health-risk behaviour
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-What is health behaviour?
-Smoking, drinking and illicit drug use
-Unprotected sexual behaviour
-Unhealthy diet Obesity
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 4 Health-protective behaviour
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Adherence behaviour
-Healthy diet Exercise
-Health-screening behaviour
-Immunisation behaviour
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 5 Explaining health behaviour
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Distal influences on health behaviour
-Models of health behaviour
-Socio-cognitive models of behaviour change
-Stage models of behaviour change
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 6 Changing behaviour: mechanisms and approaches
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Developing public health interventions
-Strategies for changing risk behaviour
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 7 Preventing health problems
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Working with individuals
-Using the mass media Environmental interventions
-Public health programmes
-Summary
-Further reading
PART II BECOMING ILL
Chapter 8 The body in health and illness
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-The behavioural anatomy of the brain
-The autonomic nervous system
-The immune system
-The digestive system
-The cardiovascular system
-The respiratory system
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 9 Symptom perception, interpretation and response
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-How do we become aware of the sensations of illness?
-Symptom perception
-Symptom interpretation
-Planning and taking action: responding to symptoms
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 10 The consultation and beyond
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-The medical consultation
-Factors that influence the process of consultation
-Moving beyond the consultation
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 11 Stress, health and illness: Theory Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Concepts of stress
-Types of stress
-Stress as a physiological response
-The stress and illness link
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 12 Stress and illness moderators
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Coping defined Stress, personality and illness
-Stress and cognitions
-Stress and emotions
-Social support and stress
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 13 Managing stress
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Stress theory: a quick review
-Stress management training
-The third wave therapies
-Preventing stress
-Minimising stress in hospital settings
-Summary
-Further reading
PART III BEING ILL
Chapter 14 The impact and outcomes of illness: patient perspective
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-The impact of illness
-Coping with illness
-Illness and quality of life
-Measuring quality of life
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 15 The impact and outcomes of illness: families and informal caregivers
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Illness: a family affair
-Expectancies of care
-Family systems and family members
-Consequences of caring for the caregiver
-Influences on caring outcomes
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 16 Pain Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-The experience of pain
-Biological models of pain
-A psychobiological theory of pain
-Future understandings of pain: the neuromatrix
-Helping people to cope with pain
-Summary
-Further reading
Chapter 17 Improving health and quality of life
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-Coping with chronic illness
-Reducing distress
-Managing illness
-Preventing disease progression
-Summary
-Further reading
PART IV FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Chapter 18 From theory to practice
-Learning outcomes
-Chapter outline
-The need for theory-driven practice
-Getting evidence into practice
-...and finally, be positive
-Summary
-Further reading
Glossary References Index
