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Table of contents:

PART 1: FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Chapter 1 Introducing Health Psychology
Chapter 2 Research in Health Psychology
Chapter 3 Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

PART 2: STRESS AND HEALTH

Chapter 4 Stress
Chapter 5 Coping with Stress

PART 3: BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH

Chapter 6 Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology
Chapter 7 Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control
Chapter 8 Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders
Chapter 9 Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

PART 4: Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses

Chapter 10 Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
Chapter 11 Cancer
Chapter 12 HIV and AIDS

PART 5: SEEKING TREATMENT

Chapter 13 The Role of Health Psychology in Health Care Settings
Chapter 14 Managing Pain
Chapter 15 Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Epilogue: Health Psychology Today and Tomorrow