Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals will appeal to the undergraduate nursing and health science student seeking to understand patient responses and behaviours to various diagnoses, interventions and health outcomes.
Written by Patricia Barkway and Deb O'Kane, the text is divided into two sections. The first introduces essential concepts and theories of psychology in the context of human development across the lifespan. The second focuses on applying these concepts and theories to healthcare issues and practice.
1. Cover image - p. iii 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Foreword - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. About the editors - p. x 9. Contributors - p. xi 10. Reviewers - p. xiii 11. Acknowledgments - p. xiv 12. Chapter 1 Psychology - p. 1 13. Chapter 2 Research-informed practice - p. 29 14. Chapter 3 Lifespan - p. 61 15. Chapter 4 Lifespan - p. 88 16. Chapter 5 Health and health psychology - p. 119 17. Chapter 6 The social context of behaviour - p. 147 18. Chapter 7 Behaviour change - p. 169 19. Chapter 8 Communication in healthcare practice - p. 200 20. Chapter 9 Stress and coping - p. 225 21. Chapter 10 Loss - p. 257 22. Chapter 11 Pain - p. 289 23. Chapter 12 Partnerships in health - p. 326 24. Chapter 13 Health promotion - p. 349 25. Chapter 14 Psychology in practice - p. 375 26. Glossary - p. e1 27. Additional case scenarios - p. CS1 28. Index - p. 428
Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals will appeal to the undergraduate nursing and health science student seeking to understand patient responses and behaviours to various diagnoses, interventions and health outcomes.
Written by Patricia Barkway and Deb O'Kane, the text is divided into two sections. The first introduces essential concepts and theories of psychology in the context of human development across the lifespan. The second focuses on applying these concepts and theories to healthcare issues and practice.
1. Cover image - p. iii 2. Title Page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Dedication - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. Foreword - p. vi 7. Preface - p. viii 8. About the editors - p. x 9. Contributors - p. xi 10. Reviewers - p. xiii 11. Acknowledgments - p. xiv 12. Chapter 1 Psychology - p. 1 13. Chapter 2 Research-informed practice - p. 29 14. Chapter 3 Lifespan - p. 61 15. Chapter 4 Lifespan - p. 88 16. Chapter 5 Health and health psychology - p. 119 17. Chapter 6 The social context of behaviour - p. 147 18. Chapter 7 Behaviour change - p. 169 19. Chapter 8 Communication in healthcare practice - p. 200 20. Chapter 9 Stress and coping - p. 225 21. Chapter 10 Loss - p. 257 22. Chapter 11 Pain - p. 289 23. Chapter 12 Partnerships in health - p. 326 24. Chapter 13 Health promotion - p. 349 25. Chapter 14 Psychology in practice - p. 375 26. Glossary - p. e1 27. Additional case scenarios - p. CS1 28. Index - p. 428
