Overview

Considered the most comprehensive handbook in the field, this new edition reviews the latest approaches to the most critical topics in health psychology today. This edition maintains the bio-psycho-social model framework. It cuts across concepts (e.g., behavior change), populations (e.g. women's health), risk and protective factors (e.g., obesity) and diseases, making it appropriate for a variety of readers from various fields. The contributors include the top researchers and rising stars in field. Each author provides a theoretical foundation, evaluates the empirical evidence, and makes suggestions for future research, clinical practice, and/or policy. Novices to the field appreciate the accessibly written chapters, while seasoned professionals appreciate the book's deep, cutting edge coverage. The second edition reflects the enormous progress that has been made in the connections among the bio-psycho-social components of health, behavior, and illness. This model has been expanded across several levels of analysis, including cultural, macro-social, and cellular factors. The 2nd edition also features: Greater emphasis on translating research into practice and policy. Two new sections on risk and protective factors for disease and another on social and structural influences that affect health such as socioeconomic status, reflect the current scholarship in the field. More on prevention and/or interventions and treatment in the applications section. The book opens with the field's central theories including a newer stress theory that emphasizes the interaction of biological and social systems. Part 2 reviews the mechanisms that help us explain the link between health and behavior across diseases and populations. The all new Part 3 focuses on variables that lead to the onset and progression of major diseases or that are instrumental in promoting health. These factors can be behavioral (e.g., smoking, exercise), psychological (e.g., personality, depression) or a combination of the two (e.g., obesity). Part 4, also new to the 2nd edition, highlights the social and structural influences on health. The book concludes with applications of research to specific disorders. The handbook serves as a text in graduate and/or upper level undergraduate courses in health psychology taught in a variety of departments including psychology, public health, medical sociology, medicine, nursing, and other social and allied health sciences. Because of its comprehensive and current coverage, it also appeals to researchers and practitioners in these fields.

Full Product Details

Author:   Andrew Baum ,  Tracey A. Revenson ,  Jerome Singer (Uniformed Services University, Maryland, USA) ,  Jerome Singer
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Psychology Press
Edition:   2nd edition
ISBN:  

9780805864625

ISBN 10:   0805864628
Pages:   908
Publication Date:   01 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

T.A. Revenson, Introduction. Part 1. Overarching Frameworks and Paradigms.H. Leventhal, E.A. Leventhal, L. Cameron, S. Bodnar-Deren, J.Y. Breland, J. Hash-Converse, L.A. Phillips, Modeling Health and Illness Behavior: The Approach of the Common Sense Model. J.R. Jennings, V. Egizio, How Psychophysiology Contributes to Health Psychology. A. Luegey Dougall, A. Baum, Stress, Health and Illness. M.F. Scheier, C.S. Carver, G.H. Armstrong, Behavioral Self-regulation, Health and Illness. K. Glanz, M.C. Kegler, Processes of Health Behavior Change. L.S. Aiken, M.A. Gerend, K.M. Jackson, K.W. Ranby, Subjective Risk and Health Protective Behavior: Prevention and Early Detection. Part 2. Cross-cutting Issues.D. Turk, H.D. Wilson, K.S. Swanson, Psychological and Physiological Bases of Pain. J. Smyth, J. Pennebaker, D. Arigo, What are the Health Effects of Disclosure? T.A. Revenson, S.J. Lepore, Coping Processes in Social Context. M.A. Hoyt, A. Stanton, Adjustment to Chronic Illness. S.I. McClelland, Measuring Sexual Quality of Life: Ten Recommendations for Health Psychologists. J Dunbar-Jacob, E. Schlenk, M. McCall, Patient Adherence to Treatment Regimens. L.M. Martire, R. Schulz, Caregiving and Care-receiving in Later Life: Health Effects and Promising Interventions. Part 3. Risk and Protective Factors.N.E. Grunberg, S. Shafer Berger, A.K. Starosciak, Tobacco Use: Psychology, Neurobiology, and Clinical Implication. R. Wing, S. Phelan, Obesity. G. Brassington, E.B. Hekler, Z. Cohen, A. King, Health Enhancing Physical Activity. T. Smith, L. Gallo, S. Shivpuri, A.L. Fortmenn, Personality and Health: Current Issues and Emerging Perspectives. C. Park, Meaning, Spirituality, and Growth: Protective and Resilience Factors in Health and Illness. C. Dunkel Schetter, M. Lobel, Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Multi-level Analysis of Prenatal Maternal Stress and Birth Weight. T. Wills, M.G. Ainette, Social Networks and Social Support. M.A. Alderfer, C.M. Stanley, Health and Illness in the Context of the Family. Part 4. Macro-level and Structural Influences on Health.V.S. Helgeson, Gender and Health: A Social Psychological Perspective. J. Ruiz, P. Steffen, C.C. Prather, Socioeconomic Status and Health. E. Brondolo, S. Lackey, E. Love, Race and Health: Racial Disparities in Hypertension and Links Between Racism and Health. I.H. Meyer, The Health of Sexual Minorities. I. Siegler, M.F. Elias, H.B. Bosworth, Aging and Health. Part 5. Applications of Health Psychology.J.D. Betensky, D.C. Glass, R.J. Contrada, Psychosocial Factors in Cardiovascular Disease: Emotional States, Conditions, and Attributes. S.P. Newman, S.P. Hirani, J. Stygall, T. Fteropoulli, Treatment in Cardiovascular Disease. N. Schneiderman, K. Orth-Gomer, Randomized Clinical Trials: Psychosocial-Behavioral Interventions for Cardiovascular Disease. L.A. Faul, P. Jacobsen, Psychosocial Interventions for People with Cancer. A.L. Marsland, E.A. Bachen, S. Cohen, Stress, Immunity and Susceptibility to Upper Respiratory Infectious Disease. S. Danoff-Burg, A.H. Seawell, Psychosocial Processes in Rheumatic Disease. M.H. Antoni, A.W. Carrico, Psychological and Bio-behavioral Processes in HIV Disease. V. Mays, R. Maas, J. Ricks, S.D. Cochran, HIV in African American Women: A Social Determinants Approach in Population-level HIV Prevention and Intervention.

Reviews

<p> [The] first edition was the tightest, most comprehensive book on the market and it made for good reading. [This] edition [will] provide an up to date sense of what it takes to be a health psychologist. I teach an undergraduate health psychology class and I would make it a recommended purchase. - Regan A. R. Gurung, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, USA<p> The authors chosen for the chapters are the who 's who in health psychology it serves as an excellent reference tool. The book will make a significant contribution to the field. - Beverly E. Thorn, University of Alabama<p> The current edition and the revision plan represent the best we have in the field. In terms of theoretical and research contributions, this book is far ahead of its competitors. Contributors are seminal scholars in the field of health psychology. I would adopt the revision for a graduate seminar of upper level graduate students. Cheryl A. Armstead, University of South Carolina and SC Cancer Prevention and

Author Information

Andrew Baum was Jenkins Garrett Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) and Director of the Center for the Study of Health and Illness at the time of his death on November 22, 2010. He earned his B.S. at the University of Pittsburgh and his Ph.D. at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Prior to his appointment at UTA, Baum served as Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Neuroscience at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Dr. Baum received multiple awards from professional organizations such as the American Psychological Association (Early Career and Senior Investigator Awards) and the Society of Behavioral Medicine (Outstanding Service) for his contributions to the field of Health Psychology. Dr. Baum served as editor of two scientific journals, the Journal of Applied Social Psychology and the Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research as well as associate editor of Psychological Bulletin. He served as President of the Division of Health Psychology from 1988-1989. He authored or co-authored more than 250 refereed journal articles, books, book chapters, and abstracts. His early research contributions concerned crowding and the effects of severe and chronic stress on health, best exemplified by his work after the Three Mile Island nuclear accident. More recently, Dr. Baum's work focused on the biobehavioral aspects of cancer and chronic illness, chronic stress and illness, psychoneuroimmunology, and molecular effects of stress and trauma. Tracey A. Revenson is Professor of Psychology and Deputy Executive Officer at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where she is also a member of the Women's Studies Certificate Program. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from New York University, completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Environment, Development, and Health at the University of California, Irvine. Trained as a one of the first generation of health psychologists, she brings a social ecological perspective to her research on stress and coping processes among individuals, couples, and families facing chronic physical illnesses. She has also examined the influence on interpersonal relationships and gender on adaptation to illness. She is the author or editor of seven volumes, including Couples Coping with Stress: Emerging Perspectives on Dyadic Coping (APA Books, 2005), Ecological Research to Promote Social Change (Kleuwer Academic, 2000), and Social Categories in Everyday Life (APA Books, 2011). She was the founding Editor-in-Chief of the journal, Women's Health: Research on Gender, Behavior and Policy. She currently serves as Associate Editor of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine and is on the editorial board of Health Psychology. Dr. Revenson was elected President of the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association in 2004-2005. Jerome E. Singer was Emeritus Professor, Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology at the Uniformed Services University until his death on April 21, 2010. As Chairman of this Department from 1974-1999, he founded one of the first health psychology departments and, with Andrew Baum, one of the first health psychology doctoral programs in the U.S. Dr. Singer received his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, where he conducted ground-breaking work on emotion with Stanley Schachter, and then held faculty positions at Pennsylvania State University and Stony Brook University. Dr. Singer received numerous honors, including an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Stockholm and the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology from the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association (APA). He served as President of the Division of Health Psychology (38) of APA in 1981-1982, and the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research Dr. Singer is the author of numerous articles and edited numerous books in the areas of stress and health psychology. With David C. Glass, he was awarded the Socio-Psychological Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their monograph Urban Stress: Experiments with Noise and Social Stressors.

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