| Description |
x, 275 pages ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Series |
Social science for nurses and the caring professions |
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Social science for nurses and the caring professions.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. Psychology in the context of health and social care -- What is psychology? -- Why is psychology important in health and social care? -- The importance of working together -- Current schools of thought in psychology -- Psychological facts versus psychological theory -- Research methods in psychology -- Professionals involved in the prevention, management and treatment of psychological problems -- Psychology in practice: introduction to the scenario -- Ch. 2. The perception of self and others -- The self-concept -- Self-esteem -- Body image -- Social roles -- Attitudes -- Stereotyping, prejudice, stigmatization and discrimination -- Attribution theory -- Personality and health -- Ch. 3. Development and change across the lifespan -- The development of thinking and understanding -- Social development -- Development in adolescence -- Development in adult life -- Development in later life -- Approaching life's end -- Ch. 4. Memory, understanding and information-giving -- Memory -- Short-term memory -- Long-term memory -- Understanding -- Mental schemas and scripts -- Recall and false memories -- Context-specific memories -- Forgetting -- Memory loss -- Communicating effectively with patients -- Breaking bad news -- Ch. 5. Learning and social learning -- Types of learning -- Background to the development of learning theory -- Conditioning theories -- The importance of fear-reduction in hospital settings -- Fear, avoidance and phobias -- Operant conditioning -- Lifestyle and behaviour -- Behaviour modification -- Self-modification -- Reinforcement or control -- Learned helplessness, uncontrollability and depression -- Social learning theory -- Self-efficacy -- Locus of control -- Applying behavioural principles to designing a health education programme -- Ch. 6. Understanding anxiety, depression and loss -- What is an emotion? -- What do we mean by anxiety and how can it be managed? -- Comparing different approaches to anxiety and its management -- What do we mean by depression and how can it be managed? -- Theories of depression and approaches to management -- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) -- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -- Dealing with loss -- Hope -- Ch. 7. Social influence and interaction -- Persuasion -- Audience influences and effects -- Obedience -- Conformity -- Social desirability -- Helping others -- Non-verbal communication -- Interpersonal skills -- Group interaction -- Leadership styles -- Ch. 8. Stress and coping -- Definitions of stress -- The transactional model of stress and coping -- Cognitive appraisal -- Coping -- Review of the transactional model of stress -- Stress and stress-related illness (psychoneuroimmunology) -- Mediators and moderators of stress and stress-related illness -- Social support -- Other mediators of appraisal and coping -- Stress in different contexts -- The reduction and management of stress -- Ch. 9. Psychology applied to health and illness -- Defining health, illness and disease -- Promoting health and preventing ill health -- Social cognition -- The health belief model (HBM) -- The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) -- Stages of change (transtheoretical) model -- Self-regulatory theory: the importance of having a goal -- The motivational interview -- Medical help-seeking -- Tertiary prevention: managing illness -- Understanding chronic illness -- Self-management in chronic illness -- Ch. 10. Psychology of pain -- Perceiving and expressing pain -- Gate control theory of pain -- Learning to perceive and express pain -- Psychological principles of pain assessment -- The aim of pain management -- Types of pain -- Psychological issues in acute pain -- Psychological issues in terminal illness -- Psychological issues in chronic or persistent benign pain -- Evidence-based therapies for acute and chronic pain -- Case Study: Pam |
| Summary |
"This book introduces students and practitioners to psychological knowledge and understanding, and helps them to apply sound psychological principles in clinical contexts. The text has been comprehensively updated to include new theoretical concepts and contemporary research. It provides clear and concise descriptions of psychological theories, research-based evidence, and practical examples of applications across the lifespan in different health and social care settings." "Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions is essential reading for students undertaking pre- and post-qualifying diploma or degree level courses in nursing and health care, including nurses, midwives, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and radiographers. It is also a useful introduction to the application to the application of psychology for professionals working in social care."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
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Previous ed.: 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to NetLibrary |
| Subject |
Clinical health psychology.
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Nursing -- Psychological aspects.
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Patients -- Psychology.
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Psychology, Applied.
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Psychology, Clinical.
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Patients -- psychology.
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| Author |
Walker, Jan, 1946-
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| ISBN |
0335223850 (hbk.) |
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0335223869 (paperback) |
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9780335223855 (hbk.) |
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9780335223862 (paperback) |
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