Health Psychology - Hardcover

Taylor, Shelley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0078035198 ISBN 13: 9780078035197

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education, 2011

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Book by Taylor Shelley

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Reseña del editor:

The eighth 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.

Biografía del autor:

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. 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 co-director of the Health Psychology program at UCLA. Professor Taylor is the recipient of a number of awardsmost 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 the author of Social Cognition and Positive Illusions.

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• Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0078035198
• ISBN 13: 9780078035197
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 576