TY - BOOK AU - Gross,Richard D. AU - Kinnison,Nancy TI - Psychology for nurses and health professionals SN - 9781444179927 (paperback : alk. paper) U1 - 610.73 22 PY - 2014/// CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press / Taylor & Francis Group KW - Nursing KW - Psychological aspects KW - BUEsh KW - Psychology KW - Sick KW - NNUR KW - July2015 KW - January2016 N1 - Preceded by: Psychology for nurses and allied health professionals / Richard Gross, Nancy Kinnison. London : Hodder Arnold, 2007; Index : p. 497-515 ; Glossary : p. 439-455; Bibliography : p. 457-496 ; What is psychology? -- Theoretical approaches -- Psychological aspects of illness -- Stress -- Effects and methods of coping -- Attitudes and attitude change -- Prejudice and discrimination -- Conformity -- Obedience -- Social cognition and health behavior -- Neuropsychological and genetic aspects of illness -- Substance use and abuse -- Death and dying -- Early experience and social development -- Cognitive development -- Self-concept -- Adolescence -- Adulthood -- Late adulthood N2 - "Psychology for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals is a practical and accessible guide providing comprehensive coverage of psychology for nurses and health care professionals in training and practice. Key features include: fully updated and restructured to ensure content matches training requirements for nurses and healthcare practitioners; stronger focus on the biopsychosocial model, therapeutic relationships and self-awareness; more practical examples to highlight application with theories demonstrated through scenarios relevant to all fields of practice; accessible style with case studies, reflection points, key points, summary boxes and glossary; free HodderPlus website with lecturer PowerPoints, extension material, MCQs and exercises. Written by the bestselling psychology author, Richard Gross, and Nancy Kinnison, a highly experienced nurse and lecturer, this is an essential guide to applying theoretical aspects of psychology to the practical aspects of nursing and health care"--Provided by publisher ER -