"CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY" (Subject) - Books, journals, articles @ The Questia Online Library

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Health, Coping, and Well-Being: Perspectives from Social Comparison Theory

Book by Bram P. Buunk, Frederick X. Gibbons; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1997

Subjects:

Clinical Health Psychology, Comparison (Psychology), Health Attitudes, Health Behavior, Self-Perception, Social Perception

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...Frderick X. Gibbons. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-1858-8 alk. paper 1. Clinical health psychology. 2. Social perception. 3. Self -perception. 4. Comparison Psychology 5. Health attitudes. 6. Health behavior...
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Essential Psychology for Nurses and Other Health Professionals

Book by Graham Russell; Routledge, 1999

Subjects:

Clinical Health Psychology, Nurses, Nursing--Psychological Aspects, Patients--Psychology, Psychology

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This text examines the concepts which are fundamental to everyday nursing practice. Understanding how individuals function psychologically in health and illness is vital to providing appropriate care for all patients and clients. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, the author explores the ...
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This text examines the concepts which are fundamental to everyday nursing practice. Understanding how individuals function psychologically in health and illness is vital to providing appropriate care for all patients and clients. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, the author explores the basis of individual psychology focusing on personality traits, beliefs systems, body-image and self-esteem. Periods of illness are seen as psychologically demanding events which individuals cope with in different ways. The book considers how we recognize and interpret the signs and symptoms of illness in ourselves, what influences the decision to seek help and whether or not we comply with advice from health professionals. The contribution of psychological factors to physical wellbeing is also examined and the link between psychological theory and patient care is examined throughout the book.With scenarios and questions to help the reader apply the concepts to nursing practice Essential Psychology for Nurses provides an excellent introduction to the subject for pre-registration students and those studying psychological concepts in relation to health care.
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Coping and Complaining: Attachment and the Language of Dis-Ease

Book by Simon R. Wilkinson; Brunner-Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Adjustment (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Clinical Health Psychology, Sick--Pschology

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints. This text provides guidance for clinicians on how to identify various coping styles, and how to improve the quality of discourse with people of different backgrounds and ages.
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Handbook of Health Psychology

Book by Andrew Baum, Tracey A. Revenson, Jerome E. Singer; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001

Subjects:

Clinical Health Psychology--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Medicine And Psychology--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

This comprehensive Handbook, the first in a decade, provides an intensive review, integration, and evaluation of the first quarter-century of health psychology research and intervention. Because of research advances in behavioral, psychological, and social aspects of health, health psychology has ...
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This comprehensive Handbook, the first in a decade, provides an intensive review, integration, and evaluation of the first quarter-century of health psychology research and intervention. Because of research advances in behavioral, psychological, and social aspects of health, health psychology has created a new way of thinking about health and well-being. Working within biobehavioral and sociocultural frameworks, the 51 chapters address basic theories underlying health-behavior relationships while, at the same time, applying those theories to specific disease conditions and the promotion of health. This book is intended for teachers of undergraduate, graduate or professional courses, students in psychology and other applied health fields, health researchers, and health practitioners.
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Psychosocial Treatment for Medical Conditions: Principles and Techniques

Book by Leon A. Schein, Harold S. Bernard, Henry I. Spitz, Philip R. Muskin; Brunner-Routledge, 2003

Subjects:

Clinical Health Psychology, Medicine, Psychosomatic, Physician And Patient, Stress (Psychology)

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

Mental Health and Physical Health are undeniably connected. One cannot recover physically, if there is still mental suffering, and vice versa. The essays collected here examine the relationship between mental and physical health, and how that relationship flourishes or suffers in a managed care ...
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Mental Health and Physical Health are undeniably connected. One cannot recover physically, if there is still mental suffering, and vice versa. The essays collected here examine the relationship between mental and physical health, and how that relationship flourishes or suffers in a managed care environment. Understanding more about how the psychological aftereffects of an illness, and the best ways to respond to them, will ultimately enhance the care offered to patients. The contributors offer a wide range of examples of linked physical and mental illnesses, with advice on how best to responsibly address and treat both.Clinicians and practitioners will welcome this guide to navigating a managed care system and working with patients to heal both their mental and physical maladies equally.
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