Cancer diagnosis and treatment constitute profoundly stressful experiences involving
unique and common challenges that generate uncertainty, fear, and emotional distress …

The links between the psychological and physiological features of cancer risk and
progression have been studied through psychoneuroimmunology. The persistent activation …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for
a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial …

This second edition of the bestselling textbook Personality Traits is an essential text for
students doing courses in personality psychology and individual differences. The authors …

This is a Classic Edition of Adrian Wells and Gerald Matthews' award-winning textbook on
attention and emotion, which now includes new section introductions. The book won the …

In considering new paradigms for the prevention and treatment of disease and disability, we
need to incorporate ways to promote social support and develop family and community …

Objective The objective of this study was to assess the effects of participation in a
mindfulness meditation–based stress reduction program on mood disturbance and …

Epidemiological studies indicate that stress, chronic depression and lack of social support
might serve as risk factors for cancer development and progression. Recent cellular and …

Praise for Adversity Quotient." With AQ, Paul Stoltz has done something remarkable: He
synthesizes some of the most important information on how we influence our own future and …