Essential psychology for nurses and other health professionals / Graham Russell.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Cover -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- Part one -- Understanding ourselves and others -- Chapter 1 -- Self-awareness and reflective practice -- Dealing with other people's emotions -- Knowledge, understanding and perception -- Reflective practice and interpersonal skills -- Using psychological knowledge as a skill -- Summary -- Chapter 2 -- The self-system -- Who and what we are -- Summary -- Chapter 3 -- The development of the self in childhood -- The early years of life -- Focus on clinical practice: children's reactions to separation -- Summary -- Chapter 4 -- Evaluating and protecting the self -- The self-evaluative emotions -- Protecting the self -- Summary -- MINI SELF-TEST -- REFLECTIVE SCENARIOS -- Suggested reading -- Part two -- Reactions to change, challenging events and loss -- Chapter 5 -- Stress, appraisal and coping -- The nature of stress -- Dealing with stress -- Personal control -- Adjustment to acute health crises -- Summary -- Chapter 6 -- Anxiety in clinical practice -- The nature of anxiety -- Classical conditioning and phobia acquisition -- Classical conditioning and adverse reactions in clinical practice -- Post traumatic stress disorder -- Summary -- Chapter 7 -- Anger and aggression in clinical practice -- Anger and aggression in clinical practice -- Summary -- Chapter 8 -- Depression in clinical practice -- Causes and consequences of depression -- Theories of depression -- A model of depression -- Focus on clinical practice: the myth of ageing and inevitable decline -- Summary -- Chapter 9 -- Dying, bereavement and loss -- Dying, bereavement and loss: basic concepts -- Models of death and dying -- Summary -- MINI SELF-TEST -- REFLECTIVE SCENARIOS -- Suggested reading -- Part three -- Promoting and maintaining health -- Chapter 10 -- Health protective behaviour -- Help-seeking behaviour -- Models of health behaviour -- Making health decisions under conditions of stress -- Focus on clinical practice: quality of life -- Summary -- Chapter 11 -- Compliance and non-compliance with medical advice -- Extent of the problem -- Understanding non-compliance -- Summary -- MINI SELF-TEST -- REFLECTIVE SCENARIOS -- Suggested reading -- Part four -- Psycho-physiology: The relationship between mind and body -- Chapter 12 -- Psycho-physiological reactions to acute and chronic stress -- The general adaptation syndrome -- Stress and immunocompetence -- Focus on clinical practice: stress and self-awareness -- Chapter 13 -- Personality type and disease -- Personality and disease -- Other personality variables linked to disease -- Determining causality -- Dealing with individual differences in personality -- Summary -- Chapter 14 -- Psychological perspectives on pain -- The nature and function of pain -- Models of pain -- Factors affecting pain perception -- Interpretation of pain and personal expectations -- Summary -- MINI SELF-TEST -- REFLECTIVE SCENARIOS -- Suggested reading -- Part five -- Applying psychological knowledge in clinical prac.

This text examines the concepts which are fundamental to everyday nursing practice. Understanding how individuals function psychologically in health and illness is vital to providing appropriate care for all patients and clients. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, the author explores the basis of individual psychology focusing on personality traits, beliefs systems, body-image and self-esteem. Periods of illness are seen as psychologically demanding events which individuals cope with in different ways. The book considers how we recognize and interpret the signs. -- Provided by publisher.

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