Introducing psychology for nurses and healthcare professionals

Summary: Written in a friendly and engaging style, this second edition of Introducing Psychology for Nurses and Healthcare Professionals provides an accessible yet robust introduction to the key psychological theories and concepts that underpin nursing and healthcare, and clearly demonstrates how they can be applied in clinical practice. Using a research-led approach, each chapter guides you through important theories and topics in health psychology, such as lifespan and development, communication, perception and memory, social processes, stress and pain, and enables you to use your understanding to deliver better patient care. Key features: Each chapter contains numerous features to develop your knowledge and consolidate your learning, such as self-testing exercises, 'quick check' and 'think about this' activities, highlighted key messages, summaries and workplace examples; Includes two new chapters on mental health and learning disabilities, now covering all branches of nursing; New 'research in focus' feature highlights a recent study relevant to each topic and emphasises the link between research and practice; Contains annotated target reading lists and weblinks to help direct you to the most relevant resources for further study, and a comprehensive glossary of terms to explain tricky terminology; References have been fully updated throughout, using the latest evidence-based research. This book is an excellent companion for students of all branches of nursing, midwifery and allied health subjects, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It would also be a valuable reference text for healthcare professionals in practice.

Record details

ISBN: 9780273770077
ISBN: 0273770071
Physical Description: print
xviii, 404 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:

New September 2013.

Supporting nursing program.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Psychology in nursing care: A brief history of psychology; The language of psychology; What is a science?; Key qualities of a science; Researching psychology; Health and health psychology in a social world; The scope of psychology; Psychology in health and nursing care -- Psychological approaches to understanding people: How psychology helps us to understand why people do what they do; The psychodynamic approach; Psychoanalytic theory; Evaluation of the psychodynamic approach; Behaviourism; Classical conditioning; Operant conditioning; Reinforcement and the token economy system; Evaluation of the behaviourist approach; Social learning theory; Rotter's theory; Health locus of control; Bandura's theory; Self-efficacy; Evaluation of social learning theory; Cognitive psychology; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Humanistic psychology; Rogers' person-centred approach; Evaluation of the humanistic approach -- Psychology across the lifespan: Piaget's theory of cognitive development; Attachment; Ecological systems theory; Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory of development; Erikson's theory of personality development; Adolescence - storm and stress; Putting theories into action; Working with older adults; Cognitive changes in adulthood; Social changes in late adulthood; Dementia; Death and dying; Children's understanding of loss; Models of grief -- Social processes: Non-verbal communication (NVC); Attitudes; Stereotyping; Persuasion, conformity and compliance; Power and status and its influence on obedience -- Perception, memory and providing information: Perception; Memory; Attention; Information presentation; The role of cues; The role of perceived importance; Mnemonic aids; Compliance, adherence and concordance to treatment; Causes of non-adherence; Cognitive models of health behaviour; Social cognition models; Strategies for changing risk behaviour -- Stress and management: What is stress?; Models of stress; Coping with stress - how to do it; The link between stress and health; How does stress affect health?; We need friends - social support; How to deal with stress; Does it work?; Stress and nursing practice -- The psychology of pain: What is pain?; Concepts of pain; The gate control theory of pain; Psychological factors influencing pain; The assessment of pain; The management of pain; Behavioural approaches to pain and pain management; Cognitive approaches -- Psychology of mental health: What is mental health?; Classification of mental health; Evaluation of the classification system; Schizophrenia; Anxiety disorders; Mood disorders; Personality disorders; Eating disorders; Substance misuse; The mental health act -- Developmental disorders: Learning disability: Learning disabilities; Dyslexia; Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Autism spectrum disorders; Communication; Quality of life; Emotional well-being; Psychological approaches.