Health Psychology : a Textbook

differences in these attitudes between individuals but also changes in attitude across time. Research has asked the question, ‘D ...

Attitudes and behaviour change Research has specifically examined the relation- ship between beliefs about HIV and behaviour cha ...

in the bloodstream may increase the chances of contracting HIV. These viruses are also thought to be associated with unsafe sex ...

had recently lost a close friend or partner to AIDS were interviewed about how they made sense of this death. These interviews w ...

of their own death dying earlier. Therefore, psychological state may also relate to longevity. Conclusion The study of HIV and A ...

advertisements in magazines and referrals from other studies. Subjects were excluded from the study if they were taking anti-vir ...

Results Individual variables and NKCC The results were first analysed to examine how individual variables were related to NKCC. ...

The prevalence of cancer In 1991, it was reported that there were 6 million new cases of cancer in the world every year, and tha ...

are due to reproductive and sexual behaviour and 3 per cent are due to alcohol. These behaviours can be predicted by examining i ...

4 Control. Control also seems to play a role in the initiation and promotion of cancer and it has been argued that control over ...

Psychological consequences of cancer Emotional responses Up to 20 per cent of cancer patients may show severe depression, grief, ...

Psychology and the alleviation of symptoms Psychology also has a role to play in the alleviation of symptoms of cancer, and in p ...

6 The work of the Simontons. Simonton and Simonton (1975) are well known for applying psychosocial factors and interventions for ...

Life stress and disease-free interval In a case control study, Ramirez et al. (1989) examined the relationship between life stre ...

tumours and benign skin cancers; (2) a life expectancy of at least 12 months; (3) aged 18 – 74 years; (4) no obvious intellectua ...

Results The results showed that at eight weeks the patients receiving the APT had significantly higher scores on fighting spirit ...

TO CONCLUDE Psychology appears to have a role to play in understanding cancer, not only in terms of beliefs and behaviours, whic ...

FURTHER READING ➧ Cooper, C.L. (ed.) (1984) Psychosocial Stress and Cancer. Chichester: Wiley and Sons. This book provides a use ...

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15 Obesity and coronary heart disease Psychology throughout the course of illness (2) CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter illustrates ...