Health Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach

by Richard O. Straub

Rick Straub's focus on the biopsychosocial model, gender/lifespan/culture perspectives, and real world applications makes Health Psychology a riveting and culturally-enriched educational experience for students. This redesigned new edition has been carefully and extensively updated, enhanced by Straub's meticulous revision process and feedback from instructors and students.With more emphasis on positive health, the new edition examines information from biological, psychological, and social aspects of health offering students a balanced perspective that can help inform their future health decisions in real life.”

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks

720 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2002

Reviews

[Rikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

From what I read of it--and it wasn't all 700 pages--I really enjoyed this and wish I had had more time to dedicate to a close read of it along with taking notes. Straub addresses sex and race disparities in a way that is not typical of your average white male in the realm of psychology, which was refreshing. I appreciated that he and his colleagues also explained more intricate biomedical concepts accessibly.

[Brian Garber · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh, pretty dry, but I liked the course that went along with this book.

[Tiffany Zwinge Barger · Rating 5 out of 5]

fifth edition

[Jeffrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was very well written for the subject matter. Straub did a good job of progressively giving the information to clearly understand it.

[Wilson Silva · Rating 4 out of 5]

Livro muito bom e atualizado, que utilizo nas minhas aulas de Psicologia da Saúde. Recomendo.

[Abelito · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read it for a class, very interesting and easy to understand.