Essential Psychology for Nurses and Other Health Professionals

Graham Russell is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at Plymouth University and a qualified nurse.

• Preface How to use this book Part one UNDERSTANDING OURSELVES AND OTHERS 1 Self-awareness and reflective practice 2 The self-system 3 The development of the self in childhood Focus on clinical practice: children’s reactions to separation 4 Evaluating and protecting the self Part two REACTIONS TO CHANGE, CHALLENGING EVENTS AND LOSS 5 Stress, appraisal and coping 6 Anxiety in clinical practice 7 Anger and aggression in clinical practice 8 Depression in clinical practice Focus on clinical practice: the myth of ageing and inevitable decline 9 Dying, bereavement and loss Part three PROMOTING AND MAINTAINING HEALTH 10 Health protective behaviour Focus on clinical practice: quality of life 11 Compliance and non-compliance with medical advice Part four PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MIND AND BODY 12 Psycho-physiological reactions to acute and chronic stress 1Focus on clinical practice: stress and self-awareness 13 Personality type and disease 114 Psychological perspectives on pain Part five APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 15 Building and applying a psychological framework in clinical practice