Health Psychology: A Cultural Approach

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Cover ......Page 1 Title ......Page 2 Statement ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Dedication ......Page 5 Brief Contents ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 7 Preface ......Page 17 About the Author ......Page 23 Ch 1: Health Psychology: Setting the Stage ......Page 25 Introduction......Page 26 What Is Health?......Page 30 Cross-Cultural Definitions of Health......Page 31 Why Is Culture Important?......Page 33 Context and Level of Analysis ......Page 36 Advancing Cultural Competence ......Page 38 Some Important Warnings ......Page 40 Health Psychology’s Biopsychosocial Approach ......Page 42 What Is Health Psychology?......Page 47 A Research Primer ......Page 49 Summary ......Page 54 Test Yourself ......Page 55 Essential Readings ......Page 56 Ch 2: Cultural Approaches to Health ......Page 57 Introduction......Page 58 Varieties of World Medicine ......Page 60 Western Biomedicine ......Page 61 Traditional Chinese Medicine ......Page 64 Ayurveda: Traditional Indian Medicine ......Page 70 Curanderismo and Spiritualism ......Page 73 American Indian Medicine ......Page 76 African American Beliefs ......Page 79 Are Complementary and Alternative Approaches Valid? ......Page 80 Test Yourself ......Page 87 Essential Readings ......Page 88 Ch 3: Essential Physiology ......Page 89 Introduction......Page 90 Biological Development ......Page 91 The Nervous System ......Page 97 The Endocrine System ......Page 99 The Circulatory System ......Page 102 The Digestive System ......Page 106 The Physiology of Immunity ......Page 109 The Process of Defense ......Page 111 The Respiratory System ......Page 116 What About Culture? ......Page 118 Summary ......Page 121 Test Yourself ......Page 122 Essential Readings ......Page 123 Ch 4: Stress Across Cultures ......Page 124 What Is Stress?......Page 125 Main Theories of Stress ......Page 129 Factors Influencing Our Appraisals ......Page 137 The Role of Culture in Appraisal ......Page 138 Culture as a Critical Stressor ......Page 140 Measuring Stress ......Page 144 Different Varieties of Stressors ......Page 150 Consequences of Stress ......Page 155 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder......Page 159 Test Yourself ......Page 162 Key Terms, Concepts, and People ......Page 163 Essential Readings ......Page 164 Ch 5: Coping and Social Support ......Page 165 What Is Coping?......Page 166 Moderators versus Mediators......Page 167 The Structure of Coping ......Page 169 Who Copes Well? ......Page 172 Personality and Coping ......Page 173 Coping and Culture ......Page 176 Social Support ......Page 179 Cultural Variables in Social Support ......Page 182 Theories of Social Support Change ......Page 185 Common Measures of Coping ......Page 186 Keys to Coping with Stress ......Page 189 Test Yourself ......Page 197 Key Terms, Concepts, and People ......Page 198 Essential Readings ......Page 199 Ch 6: Increasing Healthy Behaviors ......Page 200 What are Healthy Behaviors? ......Page 201 What Determines Health Behaviors? ......Page 203 Changing Health Behaviors ......Page 208 Transtheoretical Model ......Page 209 The Health Belief Model ......Page 212 Theory of Planned Behavior ......Page 216 Additional Theories of Health Behavior Change ......Page 218 Comparing the Models and Their Limitations ......Page 219 Changing Behaviors: Interventions ......Page 220 Summary ......Page 228 Test Yourself ......Page 229 Essential Readings ......Page 230 Ch 7: Living Healthy: Eat Well, Be Active and Smoke-Free, and Minimize Drinking......Page 231 Introduction......Page 232 Eat Well ......Page 233 Physical Activity ......Page 245 Tobacco Use ......Page 250 Drinking ......Page 259 Summary ......Page 265 Test Yourself ......Page 266 Essential Readings ......Page 267 Ch 8: Factors Surrounding Illness ......Page 268 Introduction......Page 269 Culture and Illness Behaviors ......Page 270 The Commonsense Model of Illness Behavior ......Page 271 Recognizing Symptoms ......Page 273 Seeking Treatment ......Page 277 Adherence to Treatment ......Page 283 Patient-Practitioner Interactions......Page 285 Summary ......Page 292 Test Yourself ......Page 293 Essential Readings ......Page 294 Ch 9: Pain ......Page 295 Key Definitions ......Page 296 Cultural Variations in the Experience of Pain ......Page 297 Typologies and Biology of Pain ......Page 301 Measuring Pain ......Page 302 Theories of Pain ......Page 307 The Psychology of Pain ......Page 312 Pain Management Techniques ......Page 314 Self-Management of Chronic Pain......Page 320 Summary ......Page 322 Test Yourself ......Page 323 Essential Readings ......Page 324 Ch 10: Chronic Illness, Terminal Illness, and Death ......Page 325 Introduction......Page 326 Prevalence Rates of Chronic Illnesses ......Page 327 Coping with Chronic Illnesses ......Page 328 Biopsychosocial Components of Adjustment ......Page 332 Culture and Chronic Illness ......Page 336 Interventions ......Page 341 The Role of Religion ......Page 343 Death ......Page 345 Cultural Variations in Death and Dying ......Page 350 Summary ......Page 356 Key Terms, Concepts, and People ......Page 357 Essential Readings ......Page 358 Ch 11: Psychoneuroimmunology and HIV......Page 359 Psychoneuroimmunology ......Page 360 HIV and AIDS......Page 363 Physiological Correlates of HIV/AIDS......Page 368 Psychological Correlates of HIV/AIDS......Page 370 Cultural Variations in AIDS......Page 373 Health Psychological Models Relating to HIV/AIDS......Page 376 Summary ......Page 383 Test Yourself ......Page 384 Essential Readings ......Page 385 Ch 12: Culture and Cancer ......Page 386 Introduction......Page 387 Prevalence of Cancer ......Page 388 What Is Cancer?......Page 389 Cultural Variations in the Incidence of Cancer ......Page 391 Developmental Issues in Cancer ......Page 396 Physiological Correlates of Cancer ......Page 397 Psychological Correlates of Cancer ......Page 398 Cancer, Stress, and Immunity ......Page 402 Health Behaviors and Cancer ......Page 403 Treatment Options ......Page 409 Behavioral Interventions ......Page 412 Test Yourself ......Page 419 Essential Readings ......Page 420 Ch 13: Culture and Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 421 Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases ......Page 422 What Is Cardiovascular Disease?......Page 423 Cultural Variations in the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 425 Developmental Issues in Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 428 Physiological Correlates of Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 429 Psychological Correlates of Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 431 Health Behaviors and Cardiovascular Disease ......Page 435 Treatment Options ......Page 438 Test Yourself ......Page 444 Essential Readings ......Page 445 Ch 14: Controversies and the Future of Health Psychology ......Page 446 Ongoing and Current Controversies ......Page 447 Looking to the Future ......Page 450 Technological Innovations ......Page 455 Interventions ......Page 458 Related Developments ......Page 459 Biopsychocultural Health Psychology ......Page 463 Summary ......Page 465 Test Yourself ......Page 466 Essential Readings ......Page 467 Appendix: Answer Key for Test Yourself Questions......Page 469 Glossary ......Page 471 References ......Page 479 Name Index ......Page 557 Subject Index ......Page 585