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  • Summary with the book: Capita Selecta in Clinical Psychology by Wessel and Aan het Rot - 2nd edition
  • Summary with the book: Health Psychology by Taylor - 10th edition
  • Summary with the book: Introduction to Health Psychology of Morrison and Bennetth - 5th edition
  • Summary with the book: Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology of Custom edition UL - 1st edition
  • Summary with the book: Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature of Larsen a.o. - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Stress and Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions by Lovallo - 3rd edition
  • Summary with the book: Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping by Sapolsky - 3rd edition

About Positive psychology, stress and health

  • Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive. It focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to happiness, well-being, and resilience. Stress is a physiological and psychological response to challenging or demanding situations. Health refers to a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being.

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Summary of Capita Selecta in Clinical Psychology by Wessel and het Rot - 2nd edition - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 - How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted?
  • Chapter 2 - What are the impacts and outcomes of illness?
  • Chapter 3 - What are the impacts and outcomes of illness from family and informal caregivers perspective?
  • Chapter 4 - What is clinical forensic psychology?
How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What are the impacts and outcomes of illness? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What are the impacts and outcomes of illness from family and informal caregivers perspective? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What is clinical forensic psychology? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
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  • Chapter 1 - What is health?
  • Chapter 2 - How do culture and social backgrounds influence health?
  • Chapter 3 - What are health-risk behaviors?
  • Chapter 4 - What does health protective behavior entail?
  • Chapter 5 - How can health behavior be explained?
  • Chapter 6 - What are the mechanisms and approaches behind changing behavior?
  • Chapter 7 - How can health problems be prevented?
  • Chapter 8 - What is the effect of health and illness on the human body?
  • Chapter 9 -  How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted?
  • Chapter 10 - How does intervention in health psychology take place?
  • Chapter 11 - How can stress affect health?
  • Chapter 12 - What are the moderators for stress and illness?
  • Chapter 13 - How can stress be managed?
  • Chapter 14
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What is health? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
How do culture and social backgrounds influence health? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What are health-risk behaviors? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What does health protective behavior entail? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How can health behavior be explained? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What are the mechanisms and approaches behind changing behavior? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
How can health problems be prevented? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What is the effect of health and illness on the human body? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
How can symptoms be experienced and be interpreted? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
How does intervention in health psychology take place? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
How can stress affect health? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
What are the moderators for stress and illness? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
How can stress be managed? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What are the impacts and outcomes of illness? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What are the impacts and outcomes of illness from family and informal caregivers perspective? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
What is pain and how to deal with pain? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
How can health and quality of life be improved? - Chapter 17 - Exclusive
What is the future perspective of health psychology? - Chapter 18 - Exclusive
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Summary of Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology - 1st Custom Edition LU - Exclusive

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  • Chapter 1 (Abnormal Psychology) - What does abnormality mean?
  • Chapter 2 (Abnormal Psychology) - Which theories and treatments of abnormality exist?
  • Chapter 3 (Abnormal Psychology) - How can you assess and diagnose abnormality?
  • Chapter 4 (Abnormal Psychology) - What anxiety disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 5 (Abnormal Psychology) - What types of somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 6 (Abnormal Psychology) - What is the relationship between mood disorders and suicide?
  • Chapter 7 (Abnormal Psychology) - What do the schizophrenic spectrum and related psychotic disorders look like?
  • Chapter 8 (Abnormal Psychology) - What personality disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 9 (Abnormal Psychology) - What eating disorders do we distinguish?
  • Chapter 10 (Abnormal Psychology) - What does health psychology entail?
  • Chapter 11 (Personality
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What does abnormality mean? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
Which theories and treatments of abnormality exist? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
How can you assess and diagnose abnormality? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What anxiety disorders do we distinguish? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What types of somatic symptom disorders and dissociative disorders do we distinguish? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
What is the relationship between mood disorders and suicide? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What do the schizophrenic spectrum and related psychotic disorders look like? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
What personality disorders do we distinguish? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
What eating disorders do we distinguish? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What does health psychology entail? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
How can personality traits be described and classified? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What can we say about personality and genetics? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
Which biological / physiological theories exist with regard to personality? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What is the psychoanalytic approach to personality? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
How do emotions and personality relate to each other? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
What about stress, coping, adjustment and health? - Chapter 18 - Exclusive
What is the influence of behavior on health? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What is the influence of physical activity, sleep and nutrition on health? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
Which behavior is harmful to health? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
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What is personality psychology? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What are a good personality research, measurement and research design made of? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
What are traits and taxonomies? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What measurement problems are there when measuring traits? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
How does personality change over time? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
What is the link between genetics and personality? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
What physiological theories have arisen regarding personality? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
Which evolutionary perspectives are related to personality? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
What is the psychoanalytic approach of personality? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
What is the link between motives and personality? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
What is the cognitive approach of personality? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
What is the role of intelligence in personality? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What is the relationship between emotion and personality? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
How does the self-concept arise? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What is the link between personality and social interaction? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
What is the link between sex, gender and personality? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
Are there major personality differences within different cultures? - Chapter 17 - Exclusive
How do stress, coping, adaptation and health affect personality? - Chapter 18 - Exclusive
What are personality disorders? - Chapter 19 - Exclusive
What can we say about the future? - Chapter 20 - Exclusive
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What basic principles of human functioning are important? - Chapter 1 - Exclusive
What happens in the body during a stress response? - Chapter 2 - Exclusive
How does the heart respond to stress? - Chapter 3 - Exclusive
What is the effect of stress on diabetes and metabolism? - Chapter 4 - Exclusive
What is the relationship between stress, appetite and stomach ulcers? - Chapter 5 - Exclusive
How does stress affect growth? - Chapter 6 - Exclusive
How does stress affect reproduction? - Chapter 7 - Exclusive
What is the relationship between stress, the immune system and diseases? - Chapter 8 - Exclusive
What influence does stress have on pain perception? - Chapter 9 - Exclusive
How does the memory work under the influence of stress? - Chapter 10 - Exclusive
How is sleep influenced by stress? - Chapter 11 - Exclusive
How do stress, aging and mortality influence each other? - Chapter 12 - Exclusive
What is meant by psychological stress? - Chapter 13 - Exclusive
In what sense can stress lead to depression, and vice versa? - Chapter 14 - Exclusive
What do personality, temperament and stress have to do with each other? - Chapter 15 - Exclusive
How does pleasure look organic and how does stress influence this? - Chapter 16 - Exclusive
What is the connection between illness and rank and poverty? - Chapter 17 - Exclusive
In which ways can stress be dealt with? - Chapter 18 - Exclusive
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