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Howard S. Friedman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California in Riverside, California. For three decades, Professor Friedman has studied personality predictors of longevity, developing a scientific understanding of the "disease-prone personality" and the "self-healing personality." His latest book is "The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study."

His scientific work on health and longevity has drawn wide attention in the scientific community and has been featured in popular media worldwide. In 2008, the Association for Psychological Science (APS) awarded him the James McKeen Cattell Fellow award, citing his research and ideas that are "changing how ...more

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	The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study by Howard S. Friedman, Leslie R. Martin (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 930 ratings — published 2011 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research (5th Edition) 3.70 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1998 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Self-Healing Personality: Why Some People Achieve Health and Others Succumb to Illness 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Handbook of Health Psychology 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Readings in Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research by Howard S. Friedman, Miriam W. Schustack 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Health Psychology really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundations of Health Psychology liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Encyclopedia of Mental Health, Three-Volume Set really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1998 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personality and Disease (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1990 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Interpersonal Issues in Health Care 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1983	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“evidence that people told to relax necessarily become healthier”
― Howard S. Friedman, The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study

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“But living out one’s dreams was not what led to health and longevity. It was a productive perseverance, a sense of mastery and accomplishment buoyed by one’s career successes, that did that.”
― Howard S. Friedman, The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study

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“The late comedian and actress Lucille Ball had her own secret to staying young: live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.”
― Howard S. Friedman, The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life from the Landmark Eight-Decade Study

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