Psychology is of interest to academics from many fields, as well as to the thousands of academic and clinical psychologists and general public who can't help but be interested in learning more about why humans think and behave as they do. This award-winning twelve-volume reference covers every aspect of the ever-fascinating discipline of psychology and represents the most current knowledge in the field. This ten-year revision now covers discoveries based in neuroscience, clinical psychology's new interest in evidence-based practice and mindfulness, and new findings in social, developmental, and forensic psychology.

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InhaltsangabePart One: Overview Chapter 1 Health Psychology: Overview David F Marks Part Two: Causal and Mediating Psychosocial Factors Chapter 2 Stressful Life Events Ralf Schwarzer and Aleksandra Luszczynska Chapter 3 Coping and Social Support Melissa S. Xanthopoulos and Lauren C. Daniel Chapter 4 Psychoneuroimmunology: Mechanisms, Individual Differences, and Interventions Jeffrey R. Stowell, Ted Robles, and Heidi S. Kane Part Three: Diseases and Disorders Chapter 5 Asthma Karen B. Schmaling Chapter 6 Understanding and Managing Obesity Joyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri Chapter 7 Nicotine Dependence Sean P. David, Jennifer B. McClure, and Gary E. Swan Chapter 8 Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions Mary C. Davis, Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, and Shannon Stark Chapter 9 Diabetes Mellitus Arthur M. Nezu, Greer Raggio, Amy N. Evans, and Christine Maguth Nezu Chapter 10 HIV/AIDS Michael P. Carey, Lori A. J. Scott-Sheldon, and Peter A. Vanable Chapter 11 Headaches Frank Andrasik, C. Mark Sollars, Susan E. Walch and Dawn C. Buse Chapter 12 Psychosocial Oncology Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoise, and Lauren M. Greenberg Chapter 13 Chronic Pain Dennis C. Turk and Hilary D. Wilson Chapter 14 Nature and Treatment of Insomnia Charles M. Morin, Josée Savard, Marie-Christine Ouellet Chapter 15 Coronary Heart Disease and Hypertension Charles F. Emery, Derek R. Anderson, Christina L. Goodwin Chapter 16 Gastrointestinal Diseases Laurie Keefer, PhD, Tiffany H. Taft, and Jennifer L. Kiebles Chapter 17 Spinal Cord Injury Ann Marie Warren, Meredith Williamson, Norma A. Erosa, and Timothy R. Elliott Part Four: Health Psychology Across the Life Span Chapter 18 Child Health Psychology Lamia P. Barakat, Matthew Hocking, and Anne E. Kazak Chapter 19 Adolescent Health Sheridan Phillips and Sarah Edwards Chapter 20 Adult Development and Aging Ilene C. Siegler, Merrill F. Elias, Beverly H. Brummett & Hayden B. Bosworth Chapter 21 Women's Health Psychology Pamela A. Geller, Alexandra Nelson and Alexa Bonacquisti Chapter 22 Primary Care Psychology Robert A. DiTomasso, Barbara A. Golden, Stacey C. Cahn, and Amelia G. Gradwell Chapter 23 Sociocultural aspects of Health Psychology Keith E. Whitfield, Gerdi Weidner, Christopher L. Edwards, and Roland Thorpe Chapter 24 Occupational Health Psychology Marilyn Macik-Frey, James Campbell Quick, Lois E. Tetrick, Joyce Adkins, and Charles Klunder Chapter 25 Complementary and Alternative Therapies Christine Maguth Nezu, Minsun Lee, and Sarah Ricelli

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