Health Psychology [Paperback]

Shelley Taylor (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071283609 | ISBN-13: 978-0071283601 | Publication Date: August 1, 2008 | Edition: 7th

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

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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About the Author

Shelley E. Taylor is Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Yale University. After a visiting professorship at Yale and assistant and associate professorships at Harvard University, she joined the faculty of UCLA in 1979. Her research interests are in health psychology, especially the factors that promote long-term psychological adjustment, and in social cognition. In the former capacity, she is the codirector of the Health Psychology program at UCLA. Professor Taylor is the recipient of a number of awards, most notably the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution to Psychology Award, a 10-year Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, and an Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award in Health Psychology. She is the author of more than 200 publications in journals and books and is also the author of Social Cognition, Positive Illusions, and The Tending Instinct.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw Hill Higher Education; 7th edition (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071283609
• ISBN-13: 978-0071283601
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #510,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Most comprehensive book out there., August 5, 2008

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TNC Local (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health Psychology (Hardcover)

I teach this course and having looked at many books I can tell you that this is the most comprehensive out there. I find the writing style just fine and has been improved much over the editions. If one is looking for the latest and most accurate information than this is the book for you. Health Psychology is a relatively recent discipline so there are not as many textbooks out there. I find this to be the best for my purposes.

24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Read Only If Required, January 14, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Health Psychology with PowerWeb (Hardcover)

Shelley Taylor may be a well-respected researcher, but her skills as a textbook writer/educator leave much to be desired. She is primarily an academic social psychologist, and it shows-- there are very few clinical applications of the theory in the text. The book is very, very dry, repetitive, and (perhaps most importantly) it occasionally gives somewhat dated information. (This despite the fact that there was a delay in receiving my text because it was brand new!). I found the text to be somewhat condescending-- it attempts to make the information relevant to college/university students by discussing issues that our age group might identify with-- but I personally felt that Dr. Taylor has underestimated what undergraduates are capable of understanding. I also know that many, many other students in my health psych course disliked this text, and our instructor was even motivated enough to change texts for her next course!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Only Buy if Required, May 6, 2008

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PreMed Reader "Pre-Med Reader" (Never, Land) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health Psychology (Hardcover)

Not only are the chapters of Taylor's book of ridiculous length (ch.3 is nearly 40 pages) The information provided as "case studies" is dated and boring. My largest qualm with this book is that is extremely repetitive. It's almost like when you have a long paper to write over a topic with little previous research, and you write the same things over and over in different ways just to lengthen it. This book is a great example of that. Some of the info in it is good but there's no need for the repitition. Also, the book is expensive ($124.55 at my university) but is very bland in appearance- No Color! Not even the pictures. Don't buy this book unless you have to.