About the Book
Fundamentals of Health Psychology is a contributed health psychology text. This exciting volume brings together a highly distinguished, internationally respected team of authors to discuss the sub-fields of health psychology in North America. Written in an engaging and comprehensive style, the text emphasizes evidence-based approaches to health psychology. Split into three parts, Fundamentals of Health Psychology covers a wide range of topics. Part I, "Fundamentals of Health Psychology," introduces students to general areas of health psychology, such as body systems, healthcare systems, illness prevention, stress and coping, and pain. Chapters in Part II, "Health Conditions," deal explicitly with serious illness and specific health conditions including cancer, diabetes, HIV, multiple sclerosis, and renal conditions. Part III, "Special Populations," contains chapters dedicated to special populations-children and the elderly-and cross-cultural issues, a unique and significant offering as studies of issues affecting these populations are increasingly important in our diverse society. Each chapter includes "In Practice" case studies and "In Focus" boxes discussing additional topics of prevention, promotion, research, and treatment, to help students understand health psychology as it currently exists and its future directions. End-of-chapter "Critical Thought Questions" and recommended readings inspire and enhance student discussion and research.
Table of Contents:
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 DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading16: The Renal and Urological Systems: Focus on Kidney DiseaseKonstadina GrivaIntroductionThe Renal and Urinary SystemKidney DiseaseAcute Kidney Injury (AKI)Chronic Kidney DiseaseTreatment for CKDTransplantationDialysisDecision Making Process in CKDConservative ManagementCKD in ChildrenPsychological Problems and Quality of LifeQuality of Life (QOL)Neurocognitive FunctionEmotional DistressTreatment-related StressOther Psychological FactorsSocial SupportIllness and Treatment BeliefsAdherencePsychological Assessment in CKDPsychological InterventionsFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended ReadingPart III Special Populations17: Pediatric PsychologyChristine T. ChambersWhat is Pediatric Psychology?Coping with Chronic Medical ConditionsAdherence to Pediatric Treatment RegimensCoping with Medical ProceduresPediatric Chronic PainPediatric Palliative CareCommon Parenting Challenges: Sleeping, Feeding, ToiletingImpact on FamilyFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading18: Health GeropsychologyRebecca S. Allen, Casey B. Azuero, and Thomas HadjistavropoulosIntroductionWorking with Older Adults with Chronic IllnessesInterdisciplinary and Collaborative CareFamily Caregiving and Chronic IllnessChronic PainOlder Adults Who Live Independently in the CommunityOlder Adults with Dementia Who Live in Long-Term Care FacilitiesFallsBehavioural Interventions in Long-term CareBehavioural Activation in Long-Term CareReminiscence TherapyTreatments in the CommunityTreatments in Long-term CareTreatment for Individuals Approaching the End of LifeCognitive RehabilitationDementiaFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended Reading19: Cross-Cultural Issues in Health PsychologyJaime Williams and Chantelle RichmondIntroduction: The Importance of Cross-Cultural Issues in Health PsychologyWhat is Diversity? Distinguishing Among Race, Ethnicity, and CultureHofstede's Value Dimensions of CultureCultural Factors and a Biopsychosocial Formulation of HealthHealth Beliefs Expressed Cross-CulturallyHealth Disparities among Cultural GroupsKey Health Disparities in North AmericaDeterminants of Health DisparitiesSocioeconomic Status: A Critical Determinant of Health DisparityThe Effect of AcculturationMental Health Issues and HealthCross-Cultural Presentation of Psychological Symptoms and DisordersEmpirically Supported Therapies with Cultural GroupsCultural CompetenceFuture DirectionsSummaryCritical Thought QuestionsRecommended ReadingGlossaryReferencesName IndexSubject Index
About the Author :
Dr Thomas Hadjistavropoulos is a Research Chair in Aging and Health, Professor of Psychology, and a Past-President of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA). He is the Director of Centre on Aging and Health and leads the Health Psychology Research Lab at the University of Regina.
Moreover, he serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals including Canadian Psychology, Journal of Aging and Health, Ethics & Behavior, BMC Geriatrics, and Assessment. He is internationally recognized as an authority on pain among seniors and on ethical issues in health care. He has been honoured through a long list of prestigious awards and distinctions, including a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator Award, Election to the status of Fellow of the Canadian
Academy of the Health Sciences (CAHS), Election to the status of Fellow of the American Psychological Association as well as of the Canadian Psychological Association, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation Achievement Award,Saskatchewan Health Care Excellence Award and many others.
Dr Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos, a professor of psychology and director of clinical training at the University of Regina, holds a PhD in clinical psychology, and is a registered doctoral psychologist in Saskatchewan. Dr Hadjistavropoulos founded the Psychology Training Clinic at the University of Regina, and received a Canada Innovation Foundation grant to develop a state of the art Clinical Health Psychology Area for teaching, research and practice at the University of Regina.
She also founded and directs the Online Therapy Unit for Service, Education and Research which is a unit focussed on improving access to evidenced based mental health care.
Recent achievements include being elected Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association and President (2012) of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies, and receiving the Award of Excellence in Professional Training from the Canadian Council of Professional Psychology Programs, and the Career Achievement Award from the Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation.
