Essential psychology for nurses and other health professionals
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...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge
c1999.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798029706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; How to use this book; UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES AND OTHERS; Self-awareness and reflective practice; The self-system; The development of the self in childhood; Evaluating and protecting the self; REACTIONS TO CHANGE, CHALLENGING EVENTS AND LOSS; Stress, appraisal and coping; Anxiety in clinical practice; Anger and aggression in clinical practice; Depression in clinical practice; Dying, bereavement and loss; PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING HEALTH; Health protective behaviour; Compliance and non-compliance with medical advice
- PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MIND AND BODYPsycho-physiological reactions to acute and chronic stress; Personality type and disease; Psychological perspectives on pain; APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE; Building and applying a psychological framework in clinical practice; Glossary; References; Index
