HPA activation, see hypothalamic-
pituitary-adrenocortical
activation
human immuno-deficiency virus 329
humoral mediated immunity 260
humoral theory 48
humour 78, 261
hunger 129, 155, 364– 5
Huntington’s disease 212, 213, 216
hygiene 265
hypertension 3, 20, 27, 77, 79, 102,
171, 212, 213, 221, 222, 226,
228, 252, 259, 355
hypnosis 296, 343
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocorti-
cal (HPA) activation 242, 243,
257, 259, 282
hypothalamus pituitary axis 242,
243, 249
hypotheses 87–90, 95
hypothetico-deductive model 86
hysterectomy 393
hysterical paralysis 3
iatrogenic morbidity 227
identity 50, 51, 52, 54, 56, 62, 71
illness behaviours 14
illness cognitions 47– 73
definition 49– 50
measurement of 51– 3
illness coherence 52
Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ)
52, 56
illness representations 55, 56– 8
illness
as stressor 256
causes 2, 4, 50
chronic 8, 42, 61, 77, 327– 49
meaning of 49
prevention 7
psychological factors in 3, 6
relationship with health 2, 5
representations 51
responsibility for 2
treatment of 2, 5
illusions 68– 9
imagery-based relaxation 246
imaginal aversion techniques 117
imagination 346
immune function 259, 336– 8
immune system 260–5, 273, 330,
336
immunity, psychological state and
260 – 5
immunization 213
immunocompetence 260
immunocompromise 260
immunoglobulin 264
immunosuppression 241, 257, 262,
264, 334, 335
immunosuppressive drugs 261
impairment 374, 375,
impatience 276
inactivity 359, 360, 361
incapacitation 64
incentives 31
income 140
independent variable 403
index of activities of daily living 384
individual difference model (of
stress-eating relationship) 256
individual quality of life 388–91; see
also quality of life
Individual Quality of Life Scale 391
individualized exercise 175– 6
inductive reasoning 86
infant mortality 384
infection 18, 257, 259, 266, 336,
337
infectious diseases 14– 15
inflammation 242, 304
influenza 14, 252
information 26, 28, 31, 43, 60, 63,
65, 66, 68, 72, 76, 78, 82–4,
366
oral 82
processing 192
processors 72
written 82
informational control 278
informational support 273
inhibition 264
initiation (of substance abuse) 106,
110 – 13, 129
injunctive norms 38
insecurity 277insomnia 310
instructions 84
instrumental support 266, 273
insulin 20, 66, 392
injections 66
intention-behaviour gap 37, 39, 41
intentions 39– 40
behavioural 13, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36,
39 – 40
predicting 38
interactions 190, 199, 204, 207,
292, 324
interactive hypothesis 152
interactive placebo theories 311,
312 – 14, 325
intercourse 184, 187, 331
first 187
frequency 189, 190, 192
premarital 192
internal attributions 19, 20
internal control factors 32, 33
interpersonal skills 191
interpretation 53, 54, 69
interpretative phenomenological
analysis (IPA) 9
intervention 41– 3
interviews 9, 18, 50–2, 67, 82, 140,
157, 186, 204, 208, 216, 217,
220, 276
intimacy 152, 193, 201
intoxication 154, 202– 3
introversion 311
intrusive thoughts 229
investment 319
IPA, see interpretative
phenomenological analysis
IPQ, see Illness Perception
Questionnaire
irradiation 222
IUD (intra-uterine device) 187jaundice 78
Jenkins Activity Survey 276
job autonomy 266
job demand and control model 266
job loss 263
job satisfaction 280
job strain 265, 266; see also job stress466 INDEX