Table of Contents

Contents: Part I:Health-Related Personality Traits.S.C. Kobasa, The Hardy Personality: Toward a Social Psychology of Stress and Health. C.S. Carver, C. Humphries, Social Psychology of the Type A Coronary-Prone Behavior Pattern. K.A. Wallston, B.S. Wallston, Who is Responsible for Your Health? The Construct of Health Locus of Control. Part II:Medical Information Processing.J.A. Skelton, J.W. Pennebaker, The Psychology of Physical Symptoms and Sensations. G.S. Sanders, Social Comparison and Perceptions of Health and Illness. Part III:Professional/Client Interaction.S.J. Mentzer, M.L. Snyder, The Doctor and the Patient: A Psychological Perspective. H. Leventhal, R.S. Hirschman, Social Psychology and Prevention. C. Maslach, S.E. Jackson, Burnout in Health Professions: A Social Psychological Analysis. Part IV:Environmental Influences.J. Suls, Social Support, Interpersonal Relations, and Health: Benefits and Liabilities. A. Baum, A. Wallace Deckel, R.J. Gatchel, Environmental Stress and Health: Is There a Relationship? R. Kastenbaum, Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Health Care Provision for the Elderly from a Psychological Perspective.

About the Author

Glenn S. Sanders, Jerry Suls