Health Psychology

by Shelley E. Taylor

The seventh edition of Health Psychology highlights health issues that face the college student and his or her family through both accessible research examples and profiles of interventions. It also highlights health issues relevant to the college student’s immediate and global environment with both accessible research examples and profiles of interventions. This edition contains clear descriptions on current research into the prevention, treatment, and causes (social, genetic, and biological) of health related disorders.

Genres: Psychology, School, Health, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Unfinished, Science

576 pages, Hardcover

Published June 6, 2008

Reviews

[Tempest · Rating 1 out of 5]

While Shelley Taylor's Health Psychology 10th edition does have some good information in it, there are aspects of it that are harmfully biased, privileged, and ill-informed.
Examples of this harmful bias include the author's perspective on chronic illness being a "break or vacation from life and an excuse to avoid responsibilities" (as though people living with illness regularly have maids, nannies, and friends/family who do everything for them and don't have to continue keeping up with their responsibilities AS WELL AS dealing with their illness) and she suggests that "patients are abusing clinical care by waiting to go in until it becomes too difficult to ignore" which offers no consideration for institutional and/or financial limitations, inability to take off work for appointments, lack of insurance, lack of access, systemic racism, or any of the other situations that may contribute to people putting off appointments.

For a book that is intended to teach students about the psychological perspectives of people experiencing acute, chronic, or terminal illness it is severely lacking in compassion and awareness of the variables and limitations that go along with living with and/or trying to survive on a lower income with such illnesses.

Students should NOT be learning from this book as it will only serve to perpetuate already problematic stigmas and bias.

[I · Rating 5 out of 5]

Health Psychology By Shelley Taylor was a GREAT read, especially to those who believe in a mind-body connection in life. This book details scientific diagnosis' and ties them to health psychology and the connection of perception to medical ills. Supplemental readings would benefit by reviewing Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil who complement this piece!

[Emma]

Again, this is a book I read for class that will be counted towards my yearly goal because I read every page of it. I had no problems with this book. Some chapters were surprisingly short and that always made my day.

[Zachary Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS BOOK IS HELPFUL TO EVERYONE.

[Catastrophe Queen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Only reading this for school purposes.

[CeeJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decent but felt outdated. Maybe becasue I read a lot of research papers.

[Serge · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really poor quality textbook. Full of misinformation, terrible formatting and circular explanations. The section on immunity is atrocious. The section on health benefits of exercise claims that only aerobic exercise is beneficial and compares it to isokinetic exercise, which is not even a comparable category, and then proceeds to cite research that does not differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Can't believe this is a university textbook.

[Robin Ed · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting. Could have been a bit more concise. Needed a bit more editing - lots of little spelling errors. But in general, the content was good. Could have been displayed in a more pleasing manner. Large, long exhausting, and repetitive paragraphs. Maybe more bullets and charts to convey same info, but for more concise reading.

[Claudie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh. It was for school. I actually work for one of the author, Dr. Sirois.

[Emily Krueger · Rating 4 out of 5]

a decent textbook

[Emma Sonnen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my required reading for PSYC2301 at Carleton (health psychology). I liked the layout of the textbook, and I found the summary at the end of each chapter helpful if i didn’t understand a specific lesson. 3 stars because i found it a bit repetitive toward the end and the aging population topics a bit boring (but that’s more just my personal preference)

[Prerna]

Buy this book now. You won't regret a penny.

[Robert Castellano · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

This is an awesome book. Lots of information about health psychology. Plenty of charts and diagrams. It leaves very little to question.

[lex · Rating 4 out of 5]

Actually understandable for the most part.

[Vanessa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was biased by negative reviews of this textbook before I even read it. And who doesn't love being required to purchase an expensive textbook that Amazon users claim to hate?

But this was my first health psychology book, so who was I to judge? The truth is I learned a lot and it was a fairly easy read.

[Brittany Robinson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty basic book and very easy to read and understand. Thought it was a little too basic for my 4000 level class, though.

[Hafsa]

want to read this book

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

...useful information on how to live a healthy lifestyle

[Kavya Ganesan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book gives all what i want about Health Psychology.

[Zaenal Maulana]

please i need

[Ashelymalik]

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[Muhammad Asad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to read this book for my psychology major and i like that this website is offering online book

[Hayden Casey · Rating 4 out of 5]

only semi-interesting field IMO, but thorough coverage.

[Melvin Marsh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book read for class. Overall it was ok, bit dry. I think some of the information needs to be doubt checked as some information is actually incorrect.