Linda Cameron, Howard Leventhal

• b1. Introduction Part One: Foundations of Self-Regulation Theory 2. a Common-Sense Model of Illness Cognition and Behaviour 3. Social Cognition, Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour 4. Current Issues in the Self-Regulation of Health and Illness Behaviour Part Two: Cognitive Representations of Illness 5. Representations of Chronic Illnesses 6. Representational Beliefs about Psychosomatic Illnesses 7. Cross-Cultural Research on Illness Representations 8. Illness Perceptions of Partners and Caregivers: Impact on the Experiences of the Patient Part Three: Coping Procedures and Appraisal Processes 9. Beliefs about Medications and Treatment: Influences on Adherence and Well-Being 10. Personality Influences on Health-Related Coping and Appraisals 11. Social Factors Influencing Appraisal Processes Part Four: Concrete-Emotional Processes 12. Emotional Distress: Impact on Illness Appraisals and Responses to Health Threats 13. Affect Regulation, Defensive Denial, and Responses to Health Threats 14. Age-Related Changes in Affect Regulation: Impact on Illness-Related Behaviours Part Five: 15. Interventions for Improving Disease Control and recovery 16. Cognitive-Affective Interventions for Facilitating Effective Decision-Making in the Use of Genetic Testing 17. Interventions for Increasing the Use of Cancer Screening Services