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This new and engaging text provides students with the latest research, theories, and skills to examine their health-related behaviors and attitudes. Emphasizing the biopsychosocial model, Health Psychology examines how biological, psychological, and social-cultural perspectives influence an individuals overall health, and guides students through common health psychology topics, such as the rehabilitation of the sick and injured, how emotions cause change in the bodys biological system, the effects of stress on health, and much more. With its accessible writing style and numerous real-world examples, the text motivates students to make positive changes that are based on current health research.

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Margaret K. Snooks, PhD, is a professor in the school of Human Sciences and Humanities at the University of Houston, Clear Lake with over 20 years teaching experience. Dr. Snooks enjoys teaching a variety of health science courses, including nutrition, exercise, weight control, health risk reduction, and women's health, and has personally taught health psychology since 1993. She has authored numerous essays on health psychology and was recently published in Choice Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.

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