Health and human behavior

Part 1 Methods and issues behavioural epidemiology understanding and changing health behaviours the health care system compliance with medical regimens. Part 2 Life stress stress and coping social support. Part 3 Chronic illnesses pain and arthritis diabetes cardiovascular disease cancer the Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrome (AIDS) injury, violence, and substance abuse. Part 4 Health behaviour and health promotion dietary risk factors and interventions physical activity smoking obesity person factors - personality and demographic influences on health community interventions. Part 5 Summary - for those interested in more information about the field of health psychology.