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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH has remained the mainstay in the field of health psychology for its scholarship, strong and current research base, and balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches to health psychology. The text's accessibility for a wide-ranging student audience has been a main ingredient of this book's success. Instructors and students alike will appreciate the concise writing style, ample pedagogy, and visual program in this classic approach to the teaching and learning of health psychology. Key Feature A new feature, titled ""Real World Profile,"" opens each chapter with health issues of contemporary figures Ample amount of applications, hands-on exercises and activities in the book New coverage on death and dying, palliative medicine, bereavement and the role of health psychology professionals Table of Contents Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY 1. Introducing Health Psychology 2. Conducting Health Research 3. Seeking Health Care 4. Adhering to Medical Advice Part II: STRESS, PAIN, AND COPING 5. Defining and Measuring Stress 6. Understanding Stress and Disease 7. Understanding Pain 8. Managing Stress and Pain Part III: BEHAVIOR AND CHRONIC DISEASE 9. Behavioral Factors in Cardiovascular Disease 10. Behavioral Factors in Cancer 11. Living with Chronic Illness Part IV: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 12. Preventing Injuries 13. Smoking Tobacco 14. Using Alcohol and Other Drugs 15. Eating and Weight 16. Exercising Part V: LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE 17. Future Challenges