Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions

Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions
ISBN-10
047116917X
ISBN-13
9780471169178
Series
Health Psychology
Category
Psychology
Pages
608
Language
English
Published
1998
Publisher
Wiley
Author
Edward P. Sarafino

Description

This overview health psychology emphasizes health maintenance and illness prevention. It integrates contemporary research in biology, psychology, anthropology and sociology, utilizing the biopsychosocial model as the basic explanatory theme for health and health care. The third edition has expanded coverage of psychoneuroimmunology and AIDS prevention, methods of coping and ways to reduce stress, and smoking cessation.

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