INDEXabdominal pain 297
Abkhazians 17
absenteeism 228, 263
abstinence 107, 108, 117, 124–9,
163, 320
sexual 195
violation effect 127, 159
acceptance 302, 304, 335
accidents 6, 102, 256
achievement 151, 152, 172
acne 310
acquired dependency 106, 107
acquired immune deficiency
syndrome, see AIDS
action plans 34, 35, 41
active coping, see coping, active
activities of daily living 384, 389
activities of daily living scales (ADLs)
384
activity 359–60
limitation 372
acute pain, see pain, acute
acute stress paradigm 241, 243
adaptation 66, 67, 68, 69, 343
adaptive cell metabolism 107
adaptive tasks 63
addiction 3, 9, 99–131, 398
1st disease concept 105
2nd disease concept 105–7, 131
definition 103–4
disease model 99, 107–10, 127,
128
moral model 104
addictive behaviours 99–131
adherence 70, 85, 178–9, 301,
316–18; see also compliance
model 76, 85
adjustment 66, 67, 69, 304, 386
adjuvant psychological therapy (APT)
344–7
ADLs, see activities of daily living
scales
adoptees 356, 357
adrenalin (epinephrine) 241
advertising 122
advice 120–1
aerobics 171, 180; see also exercise
affect 172, 291–2; see also emotion
age 66, 140, 176, 192, 263, 270,
372, 384, 389
aggression 104, 113, 312
agitation 129
agreement 93–5
agricultural society 358
AIDS 42, 183, 194–201, 329; see also
HIV
attitudes to 331–3
prevalence 330
AIDS-related complex (ARC) 330
alarm stage 234, 235, 242
alcohol 14–18, 124–6,
abuse 337
increasing cost of 122
in food 134
initiation and maintenance of use
112–13
in nineteenth century 105
in seventeenth century 104
in twentieth century 105
positive effects 103
relationship with stress 254
use 99–131
Alcoholics Anonymous 106
alcoholism 20, 102, 104, 105, 107,
158
algorithms 86
alienation 341
allergies 310
Allied Dunbar National Fitness Survey
359
allostatic load 242, 243, 259
alternative medicines 322
Alzheimer’s disease 213, 264; see also
dementia
ambiguity 240
ambivalence 39, 144, 145
amputees 287
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 261–2anaemia 213
anaesthetic 302, 370
analgesics 83, 302, 312
anger 66, 229, 253, 277, 335, 342
angina 54, 135, 302, 310, 371, 377,
379
animal research 279
anorexia 150, 152; see also anorexics
anorexics 147, 148, 150, 156, 163
Antabuse 117
antenatal clinics 216
antibiotics 14
antibodies 260
anticipated regret 38
antidepressants 90
antigens 260
anti-obesity drugs 369
anxiety 83–4, 172–4, 223–8, 290–2,
295–6, 299, 322, 324–5, 342,
345–7, 354, 389, 398, 399
anxious preoccupation 347; see also
anxiety
apathy 163
appendicitis 90
appetite 237, 343, 386
regulation 357, 358
appraisal 53, 54, 70, 238, 239, 238,
242, 250, 268, 282, 398
appraisal-focused coping, see coping,
appraisal focused
APT, see adjuvant psychological
therapy
ARC, see AIDS-related complex
arousal 198, 233, 235, 240, 241
arthritis 52, 78, 91, 387
assertiveness 377
association 8, 36, 291, 295
associative learning 133, 141–2
asthma 70, 77, 84, 86, 90, 310
atherosclerosis 253, 257, 377
attachment theory 267
attention 288, 290, 293–5, 297, 304
attitudes 68, 144, 178, 179, 180,
331–3459