Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health [with InfoTrac]

by Linda Brannon, Patty Feist

Backed by a strong and current research base, Brannon and Feist's proven book offers balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches to health psychology. Adopters praise its even-handed discussions of research and applications, as well as the equal emphasis given to illness and prevention. Integrated coverage of physiology (including immunity, pain, and stress) rounds out the text. The authors include many innovative learning tools in every chapter to encourage active participation, giving students the strategies and tools for behavior modification and critical thinking.

Genres: Psychology, Nonfiction, College, Reference, Read For School, Health, School

628 pages, Hardcover

First published January 28, 2002

Reviews

[Keira Mc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this book for one of my classes.
It did a good job at conveying information thoroughly and wasn't too boring for a textbook

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the format of this textbook. The frequent summaries within each chapter were very helpful when it came to studying. It was easy to read and follow. It has a nice layout. At times it felt a little wordy or like it was explaining the obvious, but I think that might just be the nature of the subject matter. On the whole, it was a suitable textbook for my class and wasn't difficult to read and enjoy (relatively speaking).

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brannon and Feist have done a good job putting together a cohesive and easy to follow text book, but it is super dry and difficult to get through. There must be a more interesting Health Psychology text book out there.

[Elizabeth Brush · Rating 4 out of 5]

...I just read a textbook in an entire day. just for fun. who have I become.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a required textbook. It was okay, but I felt like the writing was a bit confusing. Definitely not as well written as some of the other textbooks.

[Rabeea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read itas part of my A-levels psychology course. Good enough but some topics are confusingly written.

[Rahadyan]

Required reading for a class in Health Psychology I took this semester.