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Mind/body health : the effect of attitudes, emotions and relationships / Keith J. Karren, N. Lee Smith, Kathryn J. Gordon.

Karren, Keith J. (Added Author). Smith, N. Lee. (Added Author). Hafen, Brent Q. (Added Author). Gordon, Kathryn J. (Added Author).

Summary:

Detailing the latest scientific findings regarding the relationship between the mind and body, this text discusses how attitudes and emotions directly affect physical health and well-being.

Record details

ISBN: 9780321883452 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0321883454
Physical Description: xix, 583 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Fifth edition.
Publisher: Boston : Pearson, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-542) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part I. The mind/body connection. Psychoneuroimmunology: the connection between the mind and the body -- The impact of stress on health --

Part II. Perception and health. The disease-prone personality -- The disease-resistant personality -- Explanatory style and health -- Locus of control, self-esteem, and health --

Part III. Emotions and health. Anger, hostility, and health -- Worry, anxiety, fear, and health -- Depression, despair, and health -- Grief, bereavement, and health --

Part IV. Social support and health. Social support, relationships, and health -- Loneliness and health -- Marriage and health -- Families and health --

Part V. Spirituality and health. The healing power of spirituality, faith, and religion -- The healing power of altruism -- The healing power of humor and laughter --

Part VI. The intervention of behavioral medicine. Insomnia and sleep deprivation: health effects and treatment -- The Importance of nutrition to mind and body health -- Behavioral medicine treatment: the effects of mind-body interventions on health outcomes -- Creating wellness: implementing principles of resilience --

Appendix A: The Elements of Human Fulfillment -- Appendix B: The Misunderstood Alternative: Effective Type B Personality Characteristics of Those Proven to be Protected from Heart Disease.