Health Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach

by Richard O. Straub

With Straub's Health Psychology, students explore the interrelationship of psychological and physical well-being, making meaningful connections between health psychology theory and research and their own everyday experience. Straub explores the main ideas of the field from a biopsychosocial perspective, drawing on the latest research, engaging examples, and thorough considerations of diversity issues as they relate to health psychology (gender, ethnicity, age, orientation).

Genres: Psychology, Textbooks

656 pages, Paperback

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.