breast self-examination (BSE) 26, 30,
35, 40, 41, 213, 217, 220
breathing difficulties 343
British Diabetic Association 213
bronchitis 78, 213
BSE, see breast self-examination
bulimia 149
bulimics 147, 148, 162, 163
burn dressing 296
CAD, see coronary artery disease
Caesarian section 221
caffeine 277
calories 129, 140, 142, 153–60, 357,
361, 364, 365, 366
intake 363, 364
cancer 338– 49
beliefs and 340
bowel 16, 101
breast 26, 30, 67, 68, 212, 213,
217 – 22, 228, 262, 336, 339– 45
cells 339
cerebral 345– 6
cervical 25, 26, 27, 43, 212, 213,
217, 219, 220, 222, 228, 229,
339
colorectal 215, 221, 339
definition 338
lung 15–16, 24, 37, 78, 79, 101,
110, 111, 128, 254, 339, 374
obesity and 355
oncogenic retroviruses and 329
ovarian 339
prevalence 339
prostate 339
psychological consequences 342
psychosocial facts and 339– 41
role of psychology in 339
sarcoma 338
screening 217– 20
skin 175, 345– 6
stomach 101
stress and 340
symptoms 345– 7
throat 101
treatment 345– 7
Cancer Research Campaign 112
cancer-prone personality 217, 341
cannabis 122, 333
Cannon model of stress, see fight or
flight model
car ownership 359
carbohydrate 129, 134, 153, 242,
364
carcinogens 67, 265, 342
carcinomas 338
cardiac invalidism 71
cardiac patients 67; see also heart
disease
cardiography 259
cardiovascular disease 8, 215, 226,
253, 355, 392
cardiovascular fitness 169
cardiovascular function 171
cardiovascular mortality 266
cardiovascular reactivity 258
cardiovascular risk factors 225
cardiovascular system 374
card-sorting technique 50– 1
career change 270
careers 63
caregiver stress 264
carers 272, 388
case control 9, 403
caseness 384, 387, 392
catastrophizing 290, 292–3, 295,
297, 304
catecholamine pathway 369
catecholamines 241, 244, 257
causality 19–20, 23, 34, 36, 67, 78,
259, 278, 348, 360
CBT, see cognitive behavioural therapy
CD4 molecules 329, 330, 334, 335
cell mediated immunity 260
cerebral cancer, see cancer, cerebral
cerebral palsy 222
cervical cancer, see cancer, cervical
cervical screening, see screening,
cervical
cervical smears 31, 40, 212, 216,
219, 228
cessation (of substance abuse) 110,
113 – 30
CFS, see chronic fatigue syndrome
Chartered Health Psychologist 8
CHD, see coronary heart diseasecheck ups 14
chemotherapy 14, 342, 347
chest pain 379
childbirth 293
childhood experiences 242
children
diet 136, 137– 42
effect of relaxation training on
246 – 7
effect on heart disease in women
281
smoking in 111
stress reactivity 258
chlamydia 195
chocolate 145
cholesterol 70, 212, 213, 216, 225,
226, 376, 379
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) 52,
55 – 8
chronic illness 8, 42, 61, 77, 327– 49
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) 272
chronic pain, see pain, chronic
chronic stress, see stress, chronic
cigarettes
increasing cost of 122
middle-tar 100
CISQ, see Condom Influence Strategy
Questionnaire
class 5, 66, 148–51, 219, 266, 372,
389, 399
classical conditioning 108–9, 117,
290, 291
clinical geneticists 216
clinical health psychologists 7– 8
closed questions 391
CMV, see cytomegalovirus
Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
392
cognition 47– 73
models 24–31, 41, 36
cognitive adaptation 68, 69
strategies 343
theory 272, 335
cognitive appraisal 63
cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
296 – 9, 304, 346, 347
for children/adolescents 297– 8INDEX 461