Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals 2e, 2nd Edition

• Includes relevant theories and concepts in psychology, incorporating latest evidence
• Focus on application to practice – suitable for both students and health practitioners
• Covers the lifespan, from birth to ageing
• Suite of 55 scenarios with reflection questions (additional 55 available on Evolve) bringing theory to life
• Suitable for students in multiple different health disciplines
• Includes Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals 2e

Instructor resources on Evolve • PowerPoints • Testbank • Image Collection • Answer Key • Student Practice Questions • Additional Discipline-specific Case Studies

• Updated to reflect priority issues impacting individuals and health practice, such as COVID-19
• Content divided into three sections for easy navigation from theories and underpinning knowledge through to application to health issues and discipline specific cases
• Addition of crisis health, including major disasters and the pandemic

SECTION 1
Theoretical approaches to psychology in healthcare practice
• Chapter 1 Psychology: an introduction 3
• Chapter 2 Research-informed practice 29
• Chapter 3 Lifespan: the early years (birth to adolescence) 65
• Chapter 4 Lifespan: middle and later years (adulthood to ageing) 93
• Chapter 5 Health and health psychology 125
• Chapter 6 The social context of behaviour 155
• Chapter 7 Behaviour change 177
SECTION 2
Aspects of psychology in healthcare practice
• Chapter 8 Communication in healthcare practice 209
• Chapter 9 Stress and coping 235
• Chapter 10 Loss 265
• Chapter 11 Pain 299
• Chapter 12 Partnerships in health 335
• Chapter 13 Health promotion 359
SECTION 3
Application of psychology in healthcare practice
• Chapter 14 Psychology in practice 387
• Glossary 439
• Index 453

Debra O'Kane, RMN, ENB603, Grad Dip CN, MN, Grad Cert Ed (Higher Ed), Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia