New directions in health psychology /
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| Imprint: | New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2012. |
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| Description: | xviii, 484 p. : ill. ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9143037 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables and Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Psychology of Health and Well-being: Emergence and Development
- Part I. Conceptual Foundations
- Introduction
- 2. Evolution of the Concept of Mental Health: From Mental Illness to Mental Health
- 3. Stress and Coping from Traditional Indian and Chinese Perspectives
- 4. Concept of Psycho-social Well-being: Western and Indian Perspectives
- 5. Cultural Perspectives on Nature and Experience of Happiness
- Part II. Social and Developmental Context of Health
- Introduction
- 6. Puberty, Sexuality and Coping: An Analysis of the Experiences of Urban Adolescent Girls
- 7. Mental Disorders in Women: Evidence from a Hospital based Study
- 8. Research on Families with Disabled Individuals: Review and Implications
- Part III. Perspectives on Healing
- Introduction
- 9. The Guru as Healer
- 10. Working through Emotional Pain: A Narrative Study of Healing Process
- 11. Yoga and the State of Mind
- 12. Psychotherapy and Indian Thought
- Part IV. Overcoming Distress
- Introduction
- 13. Anasakti and Health: An Empirical Study of Anasakti (Non attachment)
- 14. Living with a Chronic Disease: Healing and Psychological Adjustment in Indian Society
- 15. Near death Experience in South India: A Systematic Survey in Channapatna
- 16. Resilience for Well being: The Role of Experiential Learning
- Part V. Challenges Ahead
- Introduction
- 17. Healh Modernity: Concept and Correlates
- 18. Life Events Stress, Emotional Vital Signs and Hypertension
- 19. Perception of AIDS in Mumbai: A Study of Low Income Communities
- 20. Disaster and Trauma: Who Suffers and Who Recovers from Trauma, and How?
- About the Editors and Contributors
- Index
