Key FeaturesPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the EditorsContributorsPart I Fundamentals of Health Psychology1: Introduction to Health PsychologyThomas Hadjistavropoulos and Heather D. HadjistavropoulosWhat Is Health Psychology?A Brief History of Health PsychologyCareers in Health PsychologyTheories in Health PsychologyThe Biopsychosocial ModelHealth Beliefs ModelSocial Cognitive TheoryTheory of Planned BehaviourFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading2: An Introduction to Body Systems and Psychological Determinants of HealthBlaine DittoBody SystemsIntroductionThe Cardiovascular SystemThe Gastrointestinal SystemThe Respiratory SystemThe Renal System/Urinary SystemThe Immune SystemPsychological Influences on Body SystemsThe Peripheral Nervous SystemThe Autonomic Nervous SystemThe Endocrine SystemThe Development of the Stress ConceptEmotionPsychological Factors in the Development of Medical IllnessesGastrointestinal Ulcers: Executive Monkeys and Helpless RatsVasovagal Reactions: A Brief but Dramatic ResponseHigh Blood PressureOther DiseasesPsychoneuroimmunologyDevelopment of the FieldStress, Immune Function, and IllnessFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading3: Health Psychology within the Health Care SystemGregory Marchildon, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, and Gerald P. KoocherIntroductionHealth Systems in the United States, Canada, and ElsewhereImpact of Health Systems on Health PsychologyTypes of Health ServicesPatterns of Health Care UtilizationMedical Service MisuseOverutilizationDelayed Health CareAdherence to Medical CareDefinition and MeasurementRates and Predictors of AdherenceImproving AdherencePatient SatisfactionMedical Cost Offset of Psychological InterventionsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading4: Prevention of Illness and Health Promotion InterventionJames O. Prochaska and Janice M. ProchaskaImportance of a Healthy LifestyleCore Constructs of the Transtheoretical Model of Behaviour ChangeStages of ChangeProcesses of ChangeDecisional BalanceCritical Assumptions of the TTMEmpirical SupportStage DistributionPros and Cons Structure across 12 BehavioursIntegration of Pros and Cons and Stages of Change Across 12 Health BehavioursProcesses of Change across BehavioursRelationship between Stages and Processes of ChangeApplied StudiesChallenging StudiesIncreasing Impacts with Multiple Behaviour Change ProgramsApplying TTM Interventions to Exercise, Nutrition, and SmokingLimitations of the ModelFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading5: Stress, Coping, and HealthNicholas J. S. Christenfeld and Britta A.
LarsenStress, Coping, and HealthGood vs. Bad StressAcute vs. Chronic StressStressful SituationsJob and Primary Role StressLife EventsCaregiver StressSociological Stress: Socioeconomic Status, Gender, and RaceContributors to Stress: The PersonContributors to Stress: Person x Situation InteractionAppraisalCopingProblem vs. Emotion-Focused CopingSocial SupportThe Great Gender DivideOther Coping StrategiesStress and Mental HealthStress ManagementFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading6: Health Anxiety and Other Psychological Responses to Bodily SymptomsHeather D. HadjistavropoulosIntroductionCommon Sense Model of Illness RepresentationsDimensions of Illness RepresentationsRelationship between Illness Representations and Coping BehaviourIllness Representations and Health OutcomesDeterminants of Illness RepresentationsHealth AnxietyClinical ConsiderationsGeneticsCognitive Behavioural Model of Health AnxietyCognitive Behavioural TherapyFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading7: The Psychology of PainThomas HadjistavropoulosAcute vs. Chronic Pain, Prevalence, and Medical ManagementUnderstanding the Nature of PainTheories of PainPsychological Assessment of PainFull History, Comorbidities, Coping Styles, and Overall Psychological FunctioningDimensions of the Pain ExperiencePain Behaviour, its Antecedents, Consequences, and Other Situational/EnvironmentalDeterminants of the Pain ExperienceEffects of Pain on Quality of LifePsychological Treatments for Chronic PainPsychological Management of Acute PainFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended ReadingPart II Health Conditions8: CancerAnne Moyer and Elizabeth A. SarmaCancerTypes and Prevalence of CancerLung CancerProstate CancerBreast CancerMedical Management ApproachesCancer Risk FactorsBiopsychosocial Factors in Cancer Incidence and ProgressionCancer PreventionPsychosocial Adjustment to CancerPsychological Assessment of the Cancer PatientPsychological Interventions for Cancer PatientsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading9: Cardiovascular DiseaseAmanda C. Kentner, Adrienne H.
Kovacs, and Sherry L. GraceCardiovascular Disease Description, Prevalence, and Medical ManagementThe Disease ProcessPrevalence of CVDMedical Management of CVDPsychological Factors in Cardiovascular Disease and PreventionStressSocial IsolationPsychological DisordersPersonalityPositive Psychology: Resilience and CopingHow? The Biopsychosocial ModelSummary of Psychological Factors in Cardiovascular Disease and PreventionPsychological Assessment of Patients with Cardiovascular DiseaseDepression/AnxietyPersonality FactorsSocial SupportInterventions for Patients with Cardiovascular DiseasePharmacotherapy (Medications)Psychotherapy ("Talk Therapy")Psycho-educational and Behavioural InterventionsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading10: DiabetesKristi E. White, Laura L. Mayhew, and William P. SaccoDiabetes OverviewEndocrine DisordersDiabetes ClassificationDiagnosisDiabetes StatisticsEtiology and Risk FactorsCommon Medical ComplicationsMedical Management of DiabetesPrediabetes, Type 2, and Gestational DiabetesType 1 DiabetesOther Medical Management IssuesDiabetes Self-Management Education (DSME)Psychosocial Factors in DiabetesStress and CopingBeliefs and ExpectationsDepressionAnxiety and Eating DisordersSocial SupportTheories and Models Related to DiabetesPsychosocial Assessment of Patients with DiabetesPsychological Interventions for People with DiabetesCognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)Problem-Solving Therapy (PST)Relaxation TrainingMotivational Interviewing (MI)Future DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading11: HIV and Sexually Transmitted InfectionsTyler G. Tulloch, Natalie Stratton, Stanley Ing, Bojana Petrovic, and Trevor A. HartSexually Transmitted Infections in the National and Global ContextOverview of STIs in the US and CanadaPsychosocial Risk and Protective Factors in HIV/STI AcquisitionKnowledge, Motivation, and SkillsCondomsNumber of Sexual PartnersCommunicationSubstance UseInternalized HomophobiaPersonality FactorsSociocultural FactorsDiagnosesCoping with HIVMedication AdherenceAssessment of HIV/STI Risk Behaviour and Medication AdherenceEvidence Based Treatments and Other InterventionsTheoretical Frameworks Used in Evidence Based InterventionsMethods of Delivering InterventionsInterventions to Prevent HIV and STI TransmissionTreatments and Interventions Involving People Living with HIV/STIsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading12: Multiple Sclerosis and Other Chronic Neurological DiseasesDanielle Blackmore, Jenna Albiani, and Tae HartBackground on Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Symptoms, and PrevalencePrevalence and Risk FactorsTypes of MSMedical Interventions and Symptom Management StrategiesManaging Acute AttacksPreventing New AttacksManaging Existing Symptoms of MSComplementary and Alternative MedicineEmerging TreatmentPsychological Factors in MSDepressionAnxietyFatigueSexual DysfunctionCognitive FunctionStress, Appraisal, and CopingOther Psychological Factors in MSPsychological Assessment in People with MSThe Assessment of Depression and AnxietyThe Assessment of FatigueThe Assessment of Sexual DysfunctionThe Assessment of Cognitive FunctionTreatment of Psychological Issues in MSThe Treatment of Depression and AnxietyThe Treatment of FatigueThe Treatment of Sexual DysfunctionManagement of Cognitive SymptomsTreating Other Psychological and Physical SymptomsOther Chronic Neurological Diseases: Huntington''s Disease and ALSHuntington''s DiseaseALSFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading13: Obstetric and Gynaecological ConditionsPamela A. Geller and Alexa BonacquistiIntroductionPsychosocial/Contextual FactorsInfertilityMental Health IssuesPregnancyPrenatal Mental Health IssuesHealth Behaviour Changes During PregnancyGestational Diabetes MellitusSmoking CessationPregnancy LossPostpartum ResponsesMenopauseFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading14: Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseThomas Ritz and Thomas JanssensAsthmaDefinition, Prevalence, and Medical TreatmentDisease Manifestation and PhysiologyPsychological Factors in AsthmaCOPDDefinition, Prevalence and Medical TreatmentPsychological Factors in COPDPsychological Assessment of Patients with Asthma and COPDPsychological Interventions for Patients with Asthma and COPDSelf-Management and EducationPsychophysiological Control InterventionsLifestyle Interventions and RehabilitationPsychotherapyPsychosocial InterventionsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading15: Gastrointestinal ConditionsSarah K.
Ballou, Rachel C. Lawton, and Laurie KeeferIntroduction to Gastrointestinal Conditions: IBS and IBDIrritable Bowel Syndrome: A Functional Syndrome of the Gastrointestinal TractIrritable Bowel Syndrome: Psychosocial FactorsInflammatory Bowel Disease: An Organic Gastrointestinal Tract ConditionInflammatory Bowel Disease: Psychosocial FactorsPsychological Assessment of Patients with Gastrointestinal ConditionsPsychological Interventions for Patients with Gastrointestinal ConditionsCognitive Behavioural TherapyGut-Directed HypnotherapySelf-ManagementFuture Direc.