Health psychology : stress, behaviour and disease /
Douglas Carroll.
- London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1992.
- viii, 129 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Contemporary psychology series ; 4 .
- Contemporary psychology series (London, England) ; 4. .
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.
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Clinical health psychology. Stress (Psychology) Type A behavior.