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Health Psychology : a Cultural Approach by Regan A.R. Gurung is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Cover ......Page 1 Title ......Page 2 Statement ......Page 3 Copyright ......Page 4 Dedication ......Page 5 Brief Contents ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 7 Preface ......Page 17 About the Author ......Page 23 Ch 1: Health Psychology: Setting the Stage ......Page 25 Introduction......Page 26 What Is Health?......Page 30 Cross-Cultural Definitions of Health......Page 31 Why Is Culture Important?......Page 33 Context and Level of Analysis ......Page 36 Advancing Cultural Competence ......Page 38 Some Important Warnings ......Page 40 Health Psychology’s Biopsychosocial Approach ......Page 42 What Is Health Psychology?......Page 47 A Research Primer ......Page 49 Summary ......Page 54 Test Yourself ......Page 55 Essential Readings ......Page 56 Ch 2: Cultural Approaches to Health ......Page 57 Introduction......Page 58 Varieties of World Medicine ......Page 60 Western Biomedicine ......Page 61 Traditional Chinese Medicine ......Page 64 Ayurveda: Traditional Indian Medicine ......Page 70 Curanderismo and Spiritualism ......Page 73 American Indian Medicine ......Page 76 African American Beliefs ......Page 79 Are Complementary and Alternative Approaches Valid? ......Page 80 Test Yourself

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Regan A.R. Gurung
Publisher
Wadsworth Publishing; Brand: Cengage Learning
Published
2013
Language
EN
ISBN
9781285062150
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Medical, Medicine

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