Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, 4th Edition

I really actually enjoyed this textbook. The information is very interesting and they make it very easy to understand...

This book describes how psychology and health are interconnected using the 'biopsychosocial model'. The book is an excellent resource and is a MUST for everyone studying psychology as well as an excellent supplement guide to anyone in medical and nursing science, social welfare and heath nutrition. This book is subdivided into several parts and are further segregated into fifteen chapters which are detailed, stimulating and fascinating to read and understand...and are as well organised in this book. Furthermore, there are inclusions of health psychological assessment on self-questionnaires relating to topics on stress, depression, pain, etc., The are many other book and author references at the end section of this book, which further encourages the reader to perform self-research on other book. Sarafino had included in the chapters - various research methods, the body physical system (nervous, endocrine, digestive, cardiovascular and the immune system). What is even more interesting about the book is that it has chapters and subsections in describing stress, illness, methods of coping with stress and illness, health promotion program, nutrition, weight control and diet, patient-practitioner relations, managing and controlling clinical pain, aids, stroke cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer's disease etc...etc.., What I really like this Sarafino's book on health psychology is on the chapter 10 of 'Hospital settings, procedures, and effects on patients'. It provides chapter and subsection description on organising and function hospitals, coping processes in hospital patients, preparing patients for stressful medical procedures, coping with diagnosis of cancer, children in hospital setting ....... This book, which I strongly recommend.... is worth every cent of it! And further it is definitely worth keeping it for years to come!!!