Health Psychology: Stress, Behaviour And Disease

This work, designed for A-Level and undergraduate students, describes how behaviour can interact with stress to produce ill-health and, conversely, how stress can be managed to avoid the dangers of heart disease and other illnesses. Gender, race and

List of contents

Introduction - stress, behaviour and disease; type A behaviour and coronary heart disease; hypertension and cardiovascular reactions to stress; cancer and the immune system; the challenge of AIDS; stress management - reducing the risk of coronary heart disease; exercise, fitness and health; taking one's medicine - following therapeutic advice; pain and psychological approaches to its management; final comments - gender, race, social class, and health.

Summary

This work, designed for A-Level and undergraduate students, describes how behaviour can interact with stress to produce ill-health and, conversely, how stress can be managed to avoid the dangers of heart disease and other illnesses. Gender, race and

Product details

• Authors: D. Carroll, Douglas Carroll, Carroll Douglas, Douglas Carroll University of Glasgow.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781850008422
• ISBN: 978-1-85000-842-2
• No. of pages: 140
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 235 mm x 8 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Psychologie, für die Sekundarstufe II, Designed / suitable A und AS Level (England und Wales)