Health Psychology: An Introduction to Behavior and Health

by Linda Brannon, Jess Feist

For over 20 years, Brannon and Feist's HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH has remained a leader in the field of health psychology for its scholarship, strong and current research base, and balanced coverage of the cognitive, behavioral, and biological approaches to health psychology. Accessible and appealing to a wide-ranging student audience--including non-majors--this reader-friendly text has enjoyed enduring success. Instructors and students alike will appreciate the concise writing style and visual program in this classic approach to the teaching and learning of health psychology. Now extensively updated to reflect the latest developments in the field, the new Seventh Edition features a stronger emphasis on diversity, additional information on complementary and alternative medicine, coverage of the latest research and cutting-edge technology, and new real-world examples selected for their interest and relevance to today's students.

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

592 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.