Handbook of PsychologyPreface ix
Irving B. Weiner
Volume Preface xi
Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, and Pamela A. Geller
Contributors xvii
INTRODUCTION 1PART ONE
OVERVIEW
1 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 5
David F. Marks, Catherine M. Sykes, and Jennifer M. McKinley
PART TWO
CAUSALAND MEDIATING PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS
2 STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS 27
Ralf Schwarzer and Ute Schulz
3 COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT 51
Sharon Manne
4 PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY 75
Jeffrey R. Stowell, Lynanne McGuire, Ted Robles, Ronald Glaser, and Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser
PART THREE
DISEASES AND DISORDERS
5ASTHMA 99
Karen B. Schmaling, Paul M. Lehrer, Jonathan M. Feldman, and Nicholas D. Giardino
6 OBESITY 121
Joyce A. Corsica and Michael G. Perri
7 TOBACCO DEPENDENCE 147
Gary E. Swan, Karen S. Hudmon, and Taline V. Khroyan
8 ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS 169
Heather M. Burke, Alex J. Zautra, Mary C. Davis, Amy S. Schultz, and John W. Reich
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