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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy 1/2010

01-03-2010 | Introduction

Cognitive Aspects of Health Psychology: Recent Developments

Auteurs: Geoffrey L. Thorpe, Sandra T. Sigmon

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy | Uitgave 1/2010

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As a vital subfield of the interdisciplinary enterprise of behavioral medicine, health psychology has placed cognitive-behavioral theory and practice at the forefront of contemporary health care. Recognizing that all medical conditions may be influenced by psychological factors, the American Psychiatric Association (2000) no longer lists specific psychophysiological disorders in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and acknowledges that behavioral, cognitive, and biological processes co-exist and interact. Compelling examples of this mind–body interaction abound. For example, medical imaging studies demonstrate that individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder and other anxiety syndromes show reliable changes in brain activity following treatment by medication. Similar changes in brain activity are also seen after cognitive-behavior therapy programs that do not include medication (Thorpe and Olson 1997). The serotonin drugs lead to neurochemical changes associated with improvement in depression. Cognitive-behavioral interventions such as behavioral activation or cognitive therapy also promote such physical changes (Hecker and Thorpe 2005). People who have developed posttraumatic stress disorder after experiencing harrowing and unremitting stressors may show “psychophysiological, neurohormonal, neuroanatomical, and immunological changes” (Jaycox and Foa 2001, p. 342). The contributors to this Special Issue all focus on such intriguing cognitive-physiological interactions in describing contemporary approaches to the management of chronic pain, cognitive decline following cancer chemotherapy, and the relationship of activity level and enjoyment of activity on seasonal and nonseasonal depression. …
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Metagegevens
Titel
Cognitive Aspects of Health Psychology: Recent Developments
Auteurs
Geoffrey L. Thorpe
Sandra T. Sigmon
Publicatiedatum
01-03-2010
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Rational-Emotive & Cognitive-Behavior Therapy / Uitgave 1/2010
Print ISSN: 0894-9085
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6563
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10942-010-0107-z