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 individual‎'‎s 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 body‎'‎s 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.‎