Mind/body health : the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships / Keith J. Karren ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Karren, Keith JMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco ; London : Pearson/Benjamin Cummings, c2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: xviii, 702 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 0805378863 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Medicine, Psychosomatic | Mind and body | Emotions -- Health aspects | Psychoneuroimmunology | Psychosomatic Medicine | Attitude to Health | Emotions | Personality | Social SupportDDC classification: 616.0019 LOC classification: RC49 | .M522 2006NLM classification: WM 90Online resources: Table of contents
Contents:
Psychoneuroimmunology: the connection between the mind and the body -- The impact of stress on health -- The disease-prone personality -- Anger, hostility, and health -- Worry, anxiety, fear, and health -- Depression, despair, and health -- Insomnia and sleep deprivation: health effects and treatment -- The disease-resistant personality -- Social support, relationships, and health -- Loneliness and health -- Marriage and health -- Families and health -- Grief, bereavement, and health -- The healing power of spirituality -- The healing power of altruism -- The healing power of faith and religion -- The healing power of optimism -- Explanatory style and health -- Locus of control and health -- Self-esteem and health -- The healing power of humor and laughter -- The importance of nutrition to mind and body health -- Behavioral medicine treatment: effects on medical and health outcomes and costs -- Methods of intervention and the principles of stress resilience.
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Previous ed.; 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Psychoneuroimmunology: the connection between the mind and the body -- The impact of stress on health -- The disease-prone personality -- Anger, hostility, and health -- Worry, anxiety, fear, and health -- Depression, despair, and health -- Insomnia and sleep deprivation: health effects and treatment -- The disease-resistant personality -- Social support, relationships, and health -- Loneliness and health -- Marriage and health -- Families and health -- Grief, bereavement, and health -- The healing power of spirituality -- The healing power of altruism -- The healing power of faith and religion -- The healing power of optimism -- Explanatory style and health -- Locus of control and health -- Self-esteem and health -- The healing power of humor and laughter -- The importance of nutrition to mind and body health -- Behavioral medicine treatment: effects on medical and health outcomes and costs -- Methods of intervention and the principles of stress resilience.

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