Health Psychology 6th Canadian Edition By Shelley E. Taylor, Annette L. Stanton
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Health Psychology 6th Canadian Edition By Shelley E. Taylor, Annette L. Stanton

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Health Psychology (6th Canadian Edition) by Shelley E. Taylor, Annette L. Stanton, and contributors covers the biopsychosocial model, stress, coping, health habits, and the management of chronic and acute illnesses within a Canadian healthcare context. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Core Foundations & Theory
  • Introduction to health psychology and the biopsychosocial model
  • The nervous and endocrine systems in health and disease
  • Canadian health equity, life expectancy, and health care systems [1, 2, 3]
Stress, Coping, and Pain
  • Sources, physiology, and measurement of stress
  • Coping processes, personal resources, and social support
  • Management and experience of pain [1, 2, 3]
Health Behaviors and Prevention
  • Changing health habits and promoting wellness
  • Preventing risk behaviors (e.g., substance use, poor diet, lack of exercise)
  • Patient-practitioner relations and treatment adherence [1, 2]
Chronic and Terminal Illness
  • Psychological factors in chronic illnesses (cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes)
  • Management of terminal illness and end-of-life care
  • Future challenges and trends in health psychology [1]

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Canadian health equity life expectancy and health care systems Coping processesp personal resources and social support Future challenges and trends in health psychology Health Behaviors and Prevention Changing health habits and promoting wellness Introduction to health psychology and the biopsychosocial model Management and experience of pain Management of terminal illness and end-of-life care Patient-practitioner relations and treatment adherence Psychological factors in chronic illnesses (cardiovascular disease cancer diabetes) Sources physiology and measurement of stress The nervous and endocrine systems in health and disease
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