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Mechanisms of Psychological Influence on Physical Health [electronic resource] : With Special Attention to the Elderly / by Laura L. Carstensen.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1989Edition: 1st ed. 1989Description: 196 p. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781461307754
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 155 23
LOC classification:
  • BF712-724.92
Online resources:
Contents:
1 Concurrent Morbidity between Physical and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Examination -- 2 Social Support Influences on the Disease Process -- 3 Interpersonal Relationships and Immune Function -- 4 Bereavement, Depression, and Immunity: The Role of Age -- 5 Stress, Illness, and Secretory Immunity -- 6 Differential Emotions Model for the Study of Health and Illness Processes in Aging -- 7 Recent Advances in the Neurochemical Modulation of Behavior: Focus on Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease -- 8 Psychological Factors in Coronary Arteiy Disease: Epidemiologic Evidence -- 9 Some Thoughts on the Cross-Cultural Prevalence of Dementia -- List of Contributors.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: In recent years ideas about the influence of psychological status on physical health have been elevated from intuition and clinical lore to a legitimate area of scientific study. Mechanisms of influence are, indubitably, diverse. Some of this influence is indirect, accounted for simply by the instrumental help that social engagement, associated with good mental health, affords people; for example, psychologically "healthy" people are probably more likely to comply with medication regimens and engage in other healthful behaviors to a greater extent than those who are socially withdrawn or psychologically unstable. But recent studies suggest that while the importance of these more obvious factors cannot be denied, the complete picture includes factors that are much more subtle and complex. A body of research is beginning to accumulate that suggests that all three major regulatory systems -- the central nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system -- are affected by cognitions, emotions and behavior. There is no doubt that a relationship between mental and physical health exists, but very little is known about the specific mechanisms by which such influence occurs. At least in part, empirical research in this area has been limited by the inherent need for an interdisciplinary approach and synthesis of collected data. Recently, a few researchers in a number of different disciplines have begun to study directly the linkage between psychological and emotional well­ being and health.
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1 Concurrent Morbidity between Physical and Mental Illness: An Epidemiologic Examination -- 2 Social Support Influences on the Disease Process -- 3 Interpersonal Relationships and Immune Function -- 4 Bereavement, Depression, and Immunity: The Role of Age -- 5 Stress, Illness, and Secretory Immunity -- 6 Differential Emotions Model for the Study of Health and Illness Processes in Aging -- 7 Recent Advances in the Neurochemical Modulation of Behavior: Focus on Depression and Alzheimer’s Disease -- 8 Psychological Factors in Coronary Arteiy Disease: Epidemiologic Evidence -- 9 Some Thoughts on the Cross-Cultural Prevalence of Dementia -- List of Contributors.

In recent years ideas about the influence of psychological status on physical health have been elevated from intuition and clinical lore to a legitimate area of scientific study. Mechanisms of influence are, indubitably, diverse. Some of this influence is indirect, accounted for simply by the instrumental help that social engagement, associated with good mental health, affords people; for example, psychologically "healthy" people are probably more likely to comply with medication regimens and engage in other healthful behaviors to a greater extent than those who are socially withdrawn or psychologically unstable. But recent studies suggest that while the importance of these more obvious factors cannot be denied, the complete picture includes factors that are much more subtle and complex. A body of research is beginning to accumulate that suggests that all three major regulatory systems -- the central nervous system, the endocrine system, and the immune system -- are affected by cognitions, emotions and behavior. There is no doubt that a relationship between mental and physical health exists, but very little is known about the specific mechanisms by which such influence occurs. At least in part, empirical research in this area has been limited by the inherent need for an interdisciplinary approach and synthesis of collected data. Recently, a few researchers in a number of different disciplines have begun to study directly the linkage between psychological and emotional well­ being and health.

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