Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses: Psychology, Sociology and Communication for Project 2000(Campion Integrated Studies)

The series from which this book is taken is designed for the new direction in health care education resulting form the implementation of Project 2000. It brings together relevant material from the various subject areas and provides practical textbooks for health care students. Each title in the series includes a variety of study activities to encourage the user and facilitate learning, and there are regular summaries and bibliographies for further study and self-testing exercises. The arrangement of each chapter is as follows - introduction, presentation of subject material, case studies, assignments, self-testing exercises, summary and bibliography. This work examines the role of the social and behavioural sciences within the context of health care. The authors have treated the relevant disciplines as empirical sciences, and have incorporated new trends and developments to produce an up-to-date overview which will enhance the student's understanding of the place of the subjects within health and health care. The book emphasizes the importance of the study of human behaviour and relationships in developing an integrated approach to care. It extends the study of these sciences into the development of social skills and the applications of these as therapeutic interventions in patient care. This book should be of interest to students undertaking Project 2000 courses. It will also have application for students of the professions allied to medicine such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and radiography, and those on paramedical courses.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 Psychology - a general introduction: a brief exploration of the methodologies - what is a psychologist, psychology as a science; an introduction to the disciplines of psychology - the neurobiological approach, the behavioural and cognitive approaches, the psychoanalytic and humananistic approaches. Part 2 Development psychology: the human being in development; the antenatal phase - the period up to birth; the postnatal phase - the period up to six weeks; the first year of life; the young child - age one to four; the infant - age four to six; the schoolchild - age six to twelve; the adolescent - age 12 to 22; the young adult - age 22 to 40; the mature adult - age 40 to 55; the ageing years - 65 plus. Part 3 Social psychology and sociology: man as a social being - relationships and interaction, norms and values, socialisation and social perception; man and his environment - the group and individual roles, power and leadership, working together; health as a social concept - the terms health and illness, social processes as the causes of illnesses, the conflict, consensus and interaction theories. Part 4 The psychology of health: medical psychology - stress and stress reactions, being ill as a stress factor; psychiatric psychology; learning difficulties; stress symptoms and functional systems - the psychology of the body, the SORC diagram; the clinical-psychological examination - undesirable behaviour, the symptoms as a line of approach, the psychological anamnesis, reliabilty, validity and standardization, the nurse and the assessment of behaviour; psychological treatments and counselling - psycho-education. Part 5 Social skills in the carer-patient relationship: the aim of the carer-patient relationship - communication and communication problems, types of questions; aspects of having a conversation - how to observe and how to react, how to reproduce what was observed, how to structure, the anamnesis talk, discussing a problem, giving advice and giving bad news, the short supportive talk; consultation - the aim of contact, skills and pitfalls during a consultation; functions and objectives of working is groups - pitfalls of working in groups; chairing a meeting - the aims and skills of chairing a meeting; the skills needed in negotiation; dealing with group conflicts - pitfalls of group conflicts, the skills needed during group conflicts.