Health Psychology Treatment and Research Issues

This book is primarily based on the proceedings of a confer­ en. :::e entitled -Health Psychology: A workshop in Behavioral Medi­ cine, Treatment and Research Issues,- held April 8-9, 1983 at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Oklahoma Chil­ drens Memorial Hospital, Oklahoma City,...

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Main Authors: Zeiner, Arthur R., Bendell, Debra (Author), Walker, C. Eugene (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1985, 1985
Edition:1st ed. 1985
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Behavioral Health: Focus on Preventive Child Health Behavior
  • Health Psychology and Behavioral Health
  • Salutogenesis and Behavioral Health
  • Social Support and Coping Responses
  • Models for Preventive Intervention in Child Behavioral Health
  • Approaches to Macrosystems Change: Behavior Health and Social Policy
  • Challenges Awaiting Psychology in Child Behavioral Health
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 2 An Overview of Behavioral Medicine
  • Mental Health, Medical Model, and Behavioral Health
  • Mind-Body Problem
  • History of Psychosomatic Medicine
  • The Emergence of Behavioral Medicine
  • Definitions of Behavioral Medicine
  • Development of Behavioral Medicine
  • References
  • 3 Research Trends In Behavioral Medicine
  • Research Trends in Track I: The Behaviorism Definition
  • Research Trends in Track II: The Yale Definition
  • References
  • 4 Psychology, Child Health, and Human Development
  • Pediatric Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Behavioral Medicine
  • Maintenance of the Abusive Pattern
  • How Does the Drug-Using Adolescent Present to the Primary Care Physician?
  • Medical Complications of Drug Use
  • Preventive Interventions
  • Talking to Teenagers About Drugs
  • Assessing Readiness for Treatment
  • Summary
  • References
  • 9 Cognitive Aspects of Illness and Health
  • Differences in Patient-Physician Models
  • The Cognitive and Perceptual Basis of Patient Models
  • Dissonance in Patient-Physician Models Affect Compliance
  • References
  • 10 Research Update of Behavioral Interventions For Essential Hypertension: The Role of Cognitive Factors
  • Review of Studies
  • Discussion of Studies
  • The Individual Hypertensive Patient’s Perspective
  • The Experimenter’s or Therapist’s Perspective
  • The Current Conceptual Framework of Hypertension Research
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 11 Issues in The Development of Collaborative Services Between Psychology and Neurology
  • The Tortoise and the Hare
  • References
  • 5 Medical Adherence In Pediatric Populations
  • Assessment of Adherence
  • Factors Associated with Adherence
  • Behavioral Intervention Strategies
  • Summary
  • References
  • 6 Prematurity and The Family
  • to Medical Aspects of Prematurity
  • Parental Response to the Birth of a Premature Infant: Grief Reactions
  • Competencies of the Healthy Neonate
  • The High Risk Experience
  • Effects of Early Intervention and Stimulation on Pre-term Infants
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 7 Pain in Children: an Overview of Psychological Assessment and Intervention
  • Definition
  • Acute vs. Chronic Pain
  • Common Pain Problems
  • Assessment
  • Psychological Intervention
  • Summary and Conclusions
  • References
  • 8 Issues in Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse
  • Efstratios Demetriou, William Shaw
  • Epidemiology of Adolescent Drug Use
  • Patterns of Adolescent Drug Abuse
  • Abuse vs. Addiction vs. Dependence
  • Risk Factors