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title: Health Psychology
description: This field explores how biological, psychological, and social factors influence physical health and illness. Learners will understand how behavioral interventions, stress management, and healthcare systems can improve patient outcomes and promote wellness.
category: social-sciences
subcategory: psychology
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/health-psychology
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# Health Psychology

This field explores how biological, psychological, and social factors influence physical health and illness. Learners will understand how behavioral interventions, stress management, and healthcare systems can improve patient outcomes and promote wellness.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Websites

## Websites

### 1. Society of Health Psychology (APA Division 38)

Resources, publications, and practitioner information from APA's health psychology division

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.healthpsych.org/

**Tags:** health-psychology, professional-organization, apa, practitioner-resources

### 2. behavioralmedicine.org

BehavioralMedicine.org is the professional hub for behavioral medicine and health psychology, connecting researchers and clinicians with key resources. It offers news, conference information, educational materials, guidelines, and links to journals and training opportunities in health behavior and chronic illness management.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://behavioralmedicine.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, psychology

## Books

### 1. Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers

**Author:** Robert Sapolsky

Robert Sapolsky explains how chronic psychological stress activates physiological responses evolved for short-term physical danger, contributing to hypertension, immune suppression, and other stress-related diseases, and outlines evidence-based strategies for managing stress.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0716732106?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, psychology

### 2. Health Psychology

**Author:** Shelley E. Taylor

Shelley Taylor's textbook surveys how psychological, behavioral, and social factors influence physical health, covering stress, coping, chronic illness management, and health behavior change, giving students a research-based foundation in the biopsychosocial model of health.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0070959986?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, psychology

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