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Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses Oliver Slevin

Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses By Oliver Slevin

Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses by Oliver Slevin


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Examines the subjects within the context of health care. This text emphasises the importance of the study of human behaviour and relationships in developing an integrated approach to care. It extends the study of the sciences into the development of social skills and the application of these skills as therapeutic interventions in patient care.

Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses Summary

Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses: Psychology, Sociology and Communication for Project 2000 by Oliver Slevin

This book provides an overview of the subjects, and then demonstrates the therapeutic applications of social, behavioural and communication skills. It offers valuable insights into human relationships, encouraging empathy with patients and their families in often difficult circumstances. New trends and developments are dealt with in order to produce an up-to-date picture, enabling students to develop and apply social skills based on sound theory as well as practical experience.

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 difficultes; 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.

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GOR003372808
9781873732038
1873732031
Social and Behavioural Sciences for Nurses: Psychology, Sociology and Communication for Project 2000 by Oliver Slevin
Used - Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
1997-07-05
1
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