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A general and comprehensive introduction. Topics include: social and cultural considerations, psychological contributors to and treatments of illness, institutions, future outlook. Seventy-three pages of references. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Comprehensive overview by 2 leading researchers. Highly readable, appropriate for courses in Behavioral Medicine or Health Psychology.

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Now in. its second edition, this book's biopsychosocial health psychology approach is contrasted and compared to traditional biomedical views of health and disease. Rather than simply offering research findings, concepts are integrated throughout the text, allowing students to learn specific content while they evaluate research and theory.

SYNOPSIS

Viewing health psychology as "the application of psychological theories, concepts, and methods to health," Friedman (psychology, U. of California, Riverside) presents the new edition of an introductory text to health psychology that focuses on the subject as a socio- behavioral science rather than as a branch of medicine. Attempting a conceptual integration of theories, concepts, and research findings, the text looks at psychological contributors and treatments of illness; health promotion, disease prevention, and the health care system; and the role of society in promoting health. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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A general and comprehensive introduction. Topics include: social and cultural considerations, psychological contributors to and treatments of illness, institutions, future outlook. Seventy-three pages of references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ACCREDITATION

Howard S. Friedman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. He is an elected Fellow of the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association, from whom he was awarded the career honor for Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology. He is also an elected Fellow of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the AAAS, the Society of Personality and Social Psychology, and the American Psychological Society. An honors graduate of Yale University, Friedman received his Ph.D. from Harvard University.

In 1995, Professor Friedman was awarded UCR's Distinguished Teaching Award, and in 2000, he received the Outstanding Teacher Award from the Western Psychological Association (WPA). Best known for his research on personality and health, Friedman has also published work on education and training in health psychology, life-span health and longevity (using the seven-decade archival Terman data), doctor-patient communication (especially nonverbal communication), social support, and health promotion interventions. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society, and the American Heart Association.

Some other books authored or edited by Howard Friedman are: