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100			_aSreevani, R
245			_aPsychology for Nurses
250			_a1st
260			_bJaypee Btothers _c2009 _aNew Delhi
300			_a323p.
500			_a1. Introduction to Psychology 1 Meaning of Behavior 1 History and Origin of Science of Psychology 1 Definitions of Psychology 3 Nature of Subject Psychology 4 Scope of Psychology 4 Relevance to Nursing 8 Methods of Psychology 10 2. Biology of Behavior 17 Body-mind Relationship—Modulation Process in Health and Illness 17 Genetics and Behavior: Heredity and Environment 18 Brain and Behavior: Nervous System, Neurons and Synapse 22 Nervous System 27 Structure of Mind 32 ID, Ego and Superego 33 3. Cognitive Processes 37 Attention 37 Alterations in Attention (Distraction) 40 Sensation 41 Sensory Experience/Process 41 General Characteristics of Sensation 41 Types of Sensation and Sensory Disorders (Normal and Abnormal) 42 Perception 43 Learning 47 Laws of Learning 52 Theories of Learning 53 Transfer of Learning 64 Memory 69 Thinking 79 Intelligence 89 Aptitude 92 Alterations in Cognitive Processes 98 Applications in Nursing Profession 102 4. Motivation and Emotional Processes 118 Needs 118 Drives 119 Incentives 120 Motives 120 Motives and Behavior 127 Frustration 127 Conflict 128 Resolution of Frustration and Conflict 129 Emotions and Stress 130 Components of Emotion 130 Changes in Emotional Reactions 131 Theories of Emotion 132 Emotional Adjustments 135 Emotions in Health and Illness 135 Stress 136 Stressors 136 Stress Cycle 137 Effects of Stress 138 Adaptation to Stress 138 Coping with Stress 141 Attitude 143 Attitudinal Change 146 Habit 147 Psychometric Assessment of Motivation, Emotions and Attitudes 147 Alterations in Emotions during Illness 149 Nursing Implications of Motives 150 Nursing Implications of Emotions 151 Attitude during Health and Illness 151 Nursing Implications of Attitude (Importance of Positive Attitude for a Nurse) 152 Nursing Implications for Forming Good Habits (Importance of Good Habit Formation for the Nurse) 154 5. Personality, Will and Character 161 Topography of Personality 161 Types of Personality 161 Theories of Personality Development 162 Psychoanalytic Theory 163 Theory of Psychosocial Development 167 Humanistic Approach 167 Trait and Contents xviii Psychology for Nurses Type Theories of Personality 169 Learning Theories of Personality 172 Will 173 Character 173 Psychometric Assessment of Personality 174 Alterations in Personality due to Illness 177 Alterations in Personality due to Personality Disorders 179 Applications 180 Nursing Implications of Will and Character 181 6. Developmental Psychology 186 Psychology of People at Different Ages from Infancy to Old Age 186 Psychology of Vulnerable Individuals 193 7. Mental Hygiene and Mental Health 201 Mental Hygiene 201 Mental Health 201 Concepts of Mental Hygiene 201 Concepts of Mental Health—Jahoda (1958) 202 Characteristics of a Mentally Healthy Person 202 Warning Signs of Poor Mental Health 203 Promotive and Preventive Mental Health Strategies 203 Mental Health Services 206 Ego Defence Mechanisms and Implications 208 Personal and Social Adjustment 211 Guidance and Counseling 212 Counseling 214 8. Psychological Assessment and Tests 223 Types of Psychological Tests 223 Development of Psychological Tests 224 Characteristics of Psychological Tests 224 Principles of Psychological Tests 225 Uses of Psychological Tests 225 Limitations of Psychological Tests 226 Interpretation of Psychological Tests 226 Role of a Nurse in Psychological Assessment 226 9. Individual Differences 228 Meaning of Individual Differences 228 Types of Individual Differences 228 Causes of Individual Differences 229 Individual Differences in Health and Illness 230 Nursing Implications of Individual Differences 230 Glossary 233 Bibliography 245 Index 247
650			_aMedical / Nursing / General, Nursing -- Psychological aspects, Psychology
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