ISBN:
9780729587150
Copyright:
2020
Publication Date:
10-19-2020
Page Count:
458
Imprint:
Elsevier
List Price:
$43.99
Psychology: An Introduction for Health Professionals - E-Book, 1st Edition
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ISBN:
9780729587150
Copyright:
2020
Publication Date:
10-19-2020
Page Count:
458
Imprint:
Elsevier
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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.
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1. Psychology: An Introduction
2. Research Informed Practice
3. Lifespan: The early years (birth to adolescence)
4. Lifespan: Middle and later years (adulthood to ageing)
5. Health and health psychology
6. The Social Context of behaviour
7. Behaviour change
8. Communication in healthcare practice
9. Stress and coping
10. Loss
11. Pain
12. Partnerships in health
13. Health promotion
14. Psychology in Practice -
Patricia Barkway, RN, CMHN, BA Syd, MSc (PHC) Flin, FACMHN, Cambridge TESOL Cert., Senior Lecturer (Academic Status), College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia and 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
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