Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions and Relationships / Edition 3

by Keith J. Karren, Kathryn J. Frandsen, Brent Q. Hafen, N. Lee Smith

Overview

Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions, and Relationships, Third Edition details the latest scientific findings regarding the relationship between the mind and body, and discusses how attitudes and emotions directly affect physical health and well-being. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, including a professional health educator who is deeply involved in Mind/Body research and an MD/Internist who specializes in Mind/Body practices, this text details current global findings on the relationship between the mind, body, and health. The authors show that negative emotions such as anger, depression, and anxiety can adversely affect physical health while positive emotions such as humor and optimism can serve to improve health and increase longevity. Relationships between physical health and spirituality, attitude, medicine, and various social factors are explored. The authors stress the importance of health choices and lifestyle factors on overall health and well-being, while laying groundwork for continued research in Mind/Body medicine in the 21st century. New to this edition is a chapter on the role nutrition plays in emotional, mental, and physical health.

Psychoneuroimmunology - The Mind/Body Connection, The Impact of Stress on Health, The Disease - Prone Personality, Anger, Hostility, and Health, Worry, Fear, and Health, Depression, Despair, Anxiety, and Health, Insomnia and Sleep Deprivation: Health Effects and Treatment, The Disease - Resistant Personality, Social support, Relationships, and Health, Loneliness and Health, Marriage and Health, Families and Health, Grief, Bereavement, and Health, The Healing Power of Spirituality, Altruism and Health, The Healing Power of Hope and Optimism, Explanatory Style and Health, Locus of Control and Health, Self-Esteem and Health, The Healing Power of Humor and Laughter, Nutrition and Mind/Body Health, Behavior Medicine Treatment: Effects on Medical Outcomes and Costs, Methods of Intervention and the Principles of Stress Resilience

For all readers interested in learning about the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805378863
Publisher:	Benjamin Cummings
Publication date:	07/01/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	720
Product dimensions:	7.48(w) x 9.14(h) x 1.51(d)

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1: Psychoneuroimmunology - The Mind/Body Connection

Chapter 2: The Impact of Stress on Health

PART 1 - PERSONALITY STYLES AND HEALTH

Chapter 3: The Disease - Prone Personality

Chapter 4: Anger, Hostility, and Health

Chapter 5: Worry, Fear, and Health

Chapter 6: Depression, Despair, Anxiety, and Health

Chapter 7: Insomnia and Sleep Deprivation: Health Effects and Treatment

Chapter 8: The Disease - Resistant Personality

PART 2 - SOCIAL SUPPORT AND HEALTH

Chapter 9: Social support, Relationships, and Health

Chapter 10: Loneliness and Health

Chapter 11: Marriage and Health

Chapter 12: Families and Health

Chapter 13: Grief, Bereavement, and Health

PART 3- SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH

Chapter 14: The Healing Power of Spirituality

Chapter 15: Altruism and Health

Chapter 16: The Healing Power of Faith

Chapter 17: The Healing Power of Hope and Optimism

PART 4 - PERCEPTION AND HEALTH

Chapter 18: Explanatory Style and Health

Chapter 19: Locus of Control and Health

Chapter 20: Self-Esteem and Health

Chapter 21: The Healing Power of Humor and Laughter

PART 5 - TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES

Chapter 22: Nutrition and Mind/Body Health

Chapter 23: Behavior Medicine Treatment: Effects on Medical Outcomes and Costs

Chapter 24: Methods of Intervention and the Principles of Stress Resilience

Epilogue

Appendix A: The Elements of Human Fulfillment

Appendix B: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Name Index

Subject Index