Health psychology : stress, behaviour and disease / Douglas Carroll.
By: Carroll, Douglas
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BookSeries: Contemporary psychology series (London, England): 4.Publisher: London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1992Description: viii, 129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1850008418 ; 1850008426 .Subject(s): Clinical health psychology | Stress (Psychology) | Type A behaviorDDC classification: 616.98 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.98 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010070 | ||
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 616.98 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00010071 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-122) and index..
Introduction: stress, behaviour and disease -- Type A behaviour and coronary heart disease -- Hypertension and cardiovascular reactions to stress -- Cancer and the immune system -- The challenge of AIDS -- Stress management: reducing the risk of coronary heart disease -- Exercise, fitness and health -- Taking one's medicine: following therapeutic advice -- Pain and psychological approaches to its management -- Final comments: gender, race, social class and health.