Reading list

Health psychology

Hälsopsykologi

Course
PX1162
First cycle
30 credits (ECTS)

About the Reading list

Valid from
Autumn semester 2025 (2025-09-01)
Decision date
2025-06-26

Diarienummer: GU 2025/2622

Sub-course 1 

Ogden, Jane. (2023). Health Psychology (7 ed.). London: McGraw-Hill Education. Chosen chapters, about 90 pages. ISBN: 9780335251872

Marmot, Michael. (2015). How your place on the social gradient directly affects your health. London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. Chosen chapters, about 200 pages. ISBN: 9781408872680

Tiller, Nicolas. (2020). The sceptic’s guide to sports science. Confronting myths of the health and fitness industry. Routledge. Chosen chapters, about 125 pages. ISBN: 9781138333130

West, Jevin D, & Bergstrom, Carl T. (2021). Calling bullshit. The art of scepticism in a data-driven world. Penguin Books Ltd. Chosen chapters, about 125 pages.

Extra materials in form of articles about 100 pages.

Sub-course 2 

Ogden, Jane. (2023). Health Psychology (7 ed.). London: McGraw-Hill Education. Chosen chapters, about 200 pages. ISBN: 9780335251872

Sapolsky, Robert M. (2003). Varför zebror inte får magsår. Stockholm: Natur och kultur Akademiskt. Chosen chapters, about 300 pages. ISBN: 9789127074392

Extra materials in form of articles about 200 pages.

Sub-course 3 

Individually chosen litterature about 500 pages.