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Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences
Anger, 65
associated with susceptibility to diseases, 4
Anti-tobacco interventions, government level, 339–345
Anxiety, 67
Arousal, and memory modulation, 49–51
Assessing outcomes, 275–278
choice of outcome measures, 275–276
outcome measurement, 276–278
ASSIST. See American Stop Smoking Intervention Study
Atherosclerosis, 63
Autonomic nervous system, 62
allostasis in, 45
B
Behavior
definition of, 3 , 20–21
health-related interventions affecting individual, 9–11
Behavior change, 333–335
maintaining, 334–335
models of, 183–191
producing, 333–334
Behavioral disease factors
anger, 65
anxiety, worry, and hope, 67
in cardiovascular health and disease, 64–67
depression, 66–67
hostility, 64–65
vital exhaustion, 65–66
Behavioral factors affecting health, 27 , 37– 178
Behavioral intervention studies, of individuals, lessons from, 209
Behavioral interventions, funding supporting long-duration efforts for, 16 , 348
Behavioral risk factors, 5–6 , 87–137 , 197–200
addressing, 197–200
alcohol consumption, 102–107
disease screening practices, 113–121
family and, 211
obesity, physical activity, and diet, 92– 102
sexual practices, 107–113
tobacco use, 87–92
unemployment, 155–156
Behavioral variables, integrating into interdisciplinary research, 16 , 348
Bereavement, health and immunity effects of, 57
Biobehavioral factors in health and disease, 4–5 , 39–86
brain as interpreter, regulator, and target, 47–51
cardiovascular health and disease, 61–67
defining, 20
developmental trajectories, 68–70
factors influencing long-term effects of stress, 57–61
immune system function in health and disease, 51–57
stress, health, and disease, 40–47
Biological risk factors, 27 , 37–178
Biological variables, interdisciplinary research into integrating, 16 , 348
Biosocial factors in health and disease, defining, 20–21
Blood cholesterol, screening for high, 115– 116
Bogalusa Heart Study, 70
Bone mineral density, 100
Bootheel Heart Health Project, 203
Brain function
arousal and memory modulation, 49–51
as interpreter, regulator, and target, 47– 51
neurotransmitters, experience, and behavior, 48–49
Breast cancer screening, 119–120
British Regional Heart Study, 155
Buffering, positive social relations providing, 146
C
Calcium intake, 100–101
Canadian Ministry of Health, 243