Description : The US Taylor textbook is widely accepted as the best health psychology book in the market. Our Canadian adaptation will stay true to its content by conveying the increasing sophistication and complexity of the field in a manner that is accessible and exciting to undergraduates. The flexible organization and emphasis on many relevant areas of psychology make Health Psychology, Canadian Edition appropriate for courses in Health Psychology, Health and Human Behaviour, and allied health and pre-med/pharmacy programs. The text takes a social psychological perspective that provides clear explanations of biological, psychological, and social factors in health issues reinforced with boxed information that illustrates important points. A variety of theoretical perspectives are incorporated as they relate to particular health problems. Research is current and reflects the problems of our times.
New Features :
International and Canadian coverage: inclusion of global research and content where appropriate, i.e., coverage of HIV is Canadian but also comparative.
Support package: iStudy includes standard content, but more importantly, a video component featuring documentary-style interviews illustrating "clinical relevancy," plus patients to provide the dramatic perspective of health psychology.
Retained Features :
Personal, dynamic writing style: appeals to students of all ages and backgrounds. Complex issues and topics in human development are clearly explained and illustrated throughout the text.
Boxes: revised to reflect Canadian context and renamed to differentiate the different types, including research and application.
Table of Contents :
Part 1 Introduction to Health Psychology
Chapter 1 What is Health Psychology
Chapter 2 The Systems of the Body
Part 2 Health Behavior and Primary Prevention
Chapter 3 Health Behaviours
Chapter 4 Health-Enhancing Behaviours
Chapter 5 Health-Compromising Behaviours
Part 3 Stress and Coping
Chapter 6 Stress
Chapter 7 Moderators of the Stress Experience
Part 4 The Patient in the Treatment Setting
Chapter 8 Using Health Services
Chapter 9 Patient-Provider Relations
Chapter 10 Pain and Its Management
Part 5 Management of Chronic and Terminal Illness
Chapter 11 Management of Chronic Illness
Chapter 12 Psychological Issues in Advancing and Terminal Illness
Chapter 13 Heart Disease, Hypertension, Stroke and Diabetes
Chapter 14 Psychoneuroimmunology, AIDS, Cancer and Arthritis
Part 6 Toward the Future
Chapter 15 Health Psychology: Challenges for the Future
Glossary
References
Credits
Name Index
Subject Index
About the Author:
Shelley Taylor Sorry. No Biographical Information Currently Available.
Fuschia Sirois FUSCHIA M. SIROIS is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Windsor. While completing an honours degree in Biochemistry/Nutrition at the University of Ottawa, she took a course in Health Psychology that inspired her to pursue graduate training in psychology. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology in 2003 from Carleton University. Professor Sirois has a variety of health psychology research interests including self-regulation and health, the role of psychological factors in medical care-seeking and complementary and alternative medicine use in particular, and how individuals adjust to chronic health conditions. Her research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and has been published in several journals including Social Science and Medicine, Health Psychology, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and Quality of Life Research.
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Health Psychology, CDN Edition