Handbook of Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology Book

PART I. INTRODUCTION TO THE MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
1. Physiological Research Methods in Health Psychology: Applications of the Biopsychosocial Model - Linda C. Gallo and Linda J. Luecken
2. Measuring Physiological Processes in Biopsychosocial Research: Basic Principles Amid Growing Complexity - Timothy W. Smith and Bert N. Uchino
PART II. PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND ASSESSMENTS
A. HORMONAL
3. Measurement of Cortisol - Nancy A. Nicolson
4. Sympathetic Hormones in Health Psychology Research - Paul J. Mills and Michael G. Ziegler
5. Assessment of Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Biobehavioral Research - Douglas A. Granger, Katie T. Kivlighan, Mona El-Sheikh, Elana B. Gordis, and Laura R. Stroud
B. CARDIOVASCULAR
6. The Measurement of Blood Pressure in Cardiovascular Research - William Gerin, Tanya M. Goyal, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and Daichi Shimbo
7. Cardiovascular Stress Reactivity - Tanya M. Goyal, Daichi Shimbo, Elizabeth Mostofsky, and William Gerin
8. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring - Denise Janicki-Deverts and Thomas W. Kamarck
9. Non-invasive Assessment of Autonomic Influences on the Heart: Impedance Cardiography and Heart Rate Variability - Julian F. Thayer, Anita L. Hansen, and Bjorn Helge Johnsen
C. IMMUNE
10. Laboratory-Based Measures of Immune Parameters and Function - Shamini Jain, Suzi Hong, Laura Redwine, and Paul J. Mills
11. Immunological Functioning II: Field Measures and Viral Challenge - Aric A. Prather and Anna L. Marsland
PART III. BROAD MARKERS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE RISK
12. Measuring Adiposity in Health Research - Mary C. Davis
13. The Measurement of Physical Activity, PhysicalFitness, and Physical Function - Jennifer L. Etnier
14. Metabolic Syndrome - Katri Rïikkönen, Eero Kajantie, Anna Rautanen, and Johan G. Eriksson
15. Lipid, Lipoprotein, and Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis - Catherine M. Stoney
16. Measurement of Sleep by Polysomnography - Martica Hall, Michele L. Okun, Charles W. Atwood, Daniel J. Buysse, and Patrick J. Strollo, Jr.
PART IV. EMERGING TOPICS
17. Neuroimaging: Overview of Methods and Applications - Lee Ryan and Gene E. Alexander
18. Electroencephalography and Event-Related Potentials - Daren C. Jackson and Cory A. B. Jackson
19. Genetic Factors in Psychophysiological Research - Jeanne McCafferey