Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology
Editors: Luecken, Linda J. and Gallo, Linda C.
Publication Year: 2008
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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$231.00

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$346.50
ISBN: 978-1-4129-2605-8
Category: Psychology
Image Count:
34
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology provides thorough, state-of-the-art, and user-friendly coverage of basic techniques for measurement of physiological variables in health psychology research. It is designed to serve as a primary reference source for researchers and students interested in expanding their research to consider a biopsychosocial approach.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction to the Measurement of Physiological Processes
- 1. Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology: Applications of the Biopsychosocial Model - Linda C. Gallo, Linda J. Luecken
- 2. Measuring Physiological Processes in Biopsychosocial Research: Basic Principles amid Growing Complexity - Timothy W. Smith, Bert N. Uchino
- Physiological Systems and Assessments
- 3. Measurement of Cortisol - Nancy A. Nicolson
- 4. Sympathetic Hormones in Health Psychology Research - Paul J. Mills, Michael G. Ziegler
- 5. Assessment of Salivary α-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research - Douglas A. Granger, Katie T. Kivlighan, Mona El-Sheikh, Elana B. Gordis and Laura R. Stroud
- 6. The Measurement of Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular Research - William Gerin, Tanya M. Goyal, Elizabeth Mostofsky and Daichi Shimbo
- 7. Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity - Tanya M. Goyal, Daichi Shimbo, Elizabeth Mostofsky and William Gerin
- 8. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - Denise Janicki-Deverts, Thomas W. Kamarck
- 9. Noninvasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart: Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability - Julian F. Thayer, Anita L. Hansen and Bjorn Helge Johnsen
- 10. Laboratory-Based Measures of Immune Parameters and Function - Shamini Jain, Suzi Hong, Laura Redwine and Paul J. Mills
- 11. Immunological Functioning II: Field Measures and Viral Challenge - Aric A. Prather, Anna L. Marsland
- Broad Markers of Health and Disease Risk
- 12. Measuring Adiposity in Health Research - Mary C. Davis
- 13. The Measurement of Physical Activity, Physical Fitness, and Physical Function - Jennifer L. Etnier
- 14. Metabolic Syndrome - Katri Räikkönen, Eero Kajantie, Anna Rautanen and Johan G. Eriksson
- 15. Lipid, Lipoprotein, and Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis - Catherine M. Stoney
- 16. Measurement of Sleep by Polysomnography - Martica Hall, Michele L. Okun, Charles W. Atwood, Daniel J. Buysse and Patrick J. Trollo, Jr.
- Emerging Topics
- 17. Neuroimaging: Overview of Methods and Applications - Lee Ryan, Gene E. Alexander
- 18. Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials - Daren C. Jackson, Cory A. B. Jackson
- 19. Genetic Factors in Psychophysiological Research - Jeanne McCaffery
- About the Editors
- About the Contributors