Understanding Health Psychology Through the Works of Stephen King
Routledge (Verlag)
9781032802084 (ISBN)
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Not just your regular textbook, this unique book uses popular culture as a teaching tool by taking the work of Stephen King, America’s top horror writer, to illustrate concepts that are essential to health psychology. The book uses his story telling and character development to illustrate the science of how psychology “gets under the skin” to impact physical health. It examines the history of health psychology and the biopsychosocial perspective, the biology of stress and emotion, the science of behavior change, structural (social) influences on health, personality and sleep science, the role of psychology in disease, and the evidence of the mind-body connection.
The book provides definitions of many health psychology concepts and uses the works of Stephen King to couch them in an easy-to-understand context. The intrinsic enjoyment of relating to a popular fiction writer is used to present the most recent research in the field, including work in the neuroscience of health psychology and the science of intervention. From explorations of the placebo and nocebo effects in Holly and Thinner, to the social ecological impacts on health in The Running Man and the power of adverse childhood experiences in The Body, this book provides a wide-reaching overview of health psychology that can provide context for psychology students, as well as student engagement opportunities.
Accompanied by supplementary teaching materials, this is engaging reading designed to motivate undergraduate health psychology students and educators. It is also intended for King’s Constant Readers – those who can’t get enough of the world of Stephen King.
Crista Crittenden, PhD, MPH, LSW is currently special faculty in psychology with a joint position at both Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. She teaches a wide range of courses, from introductory cognitive psychology lectures to upper level clinical and health psychology seminars. She is also a licensed social worker who provides supervised pro bono therapy that focuses on cognitive behavioral therapy and psychodynamic psychotherapy. She received her undergraduate
Preface Acknowledgements List of acronyms and abbreviations Chapter 1: Getting Under Your Skin: A Shining Introduction Chapter 2: Beginnings: The History of Health Psychology and Stephen King Chapter 3: Measuring Your Fear: Research Methods in Health Psychology Chapter 4: Believing the Unbelievable: Placebos and Voodoo Curses Chapter 5: Character Development: The Health Psychology of Bill Hodges Chapter 6: Plot Development: The Bigger Picture of Health Influence Chapter 7: ACEs and The Body: Early Life Experiences and Health Chapter 8: Take a Ride with Captain Trips: Psychoneuroimmunology Chapter 9: The Nightmare of Insomnia: The Importance of Sleep Chapter 10: The Horror of Behavior Change Chapter 11: Done is Done: Where We Are and Where We Go
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.6.2026 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 11 Line drawings, black and white; 21 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 453 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781032802084 / 9781032802084 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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