Self-Awareness in Health Care

Dr. Dev M. Rungapadiachy is Lecturer in Interpersonal Communication, Psychology and Nursing at the University of Leeds, UK. His previous publications include Interpersonal Communication and Psychology for Health Care Professionals: Theory and Practice (1999).

• IntroductionPART ONE: ON DEVELOPING SELF-AWARENESS: A Way of Engaging Self AwarenessPART TWO: SELF-AWARENESS AND THE PERSON'S EXPERIENCE OF ILLNESS Stress, Vulnerability and Self-AwarenessPower, Empowerment and Self-AwarenessEmotion of Loss and Self-AwarenessAnger, Aggression and Self-AwarenessPART THREE: COMMUNICATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND THE HELPING RELATIONSHIP The Use of Language and Self-AwarenessInterpersonal Communication and Self-AwarenessInterpersonal Communication and Interpersonal SkillsEngagement and Developing RelationshipsConcluding Remarks.

'The book is a comprehensive guide on how to develop communication skills. It would be a useful reference for students and qualified nurses who are interested in empowerment, the use of language, developing relationships, stress, aggression, loss and the dynamics of power.' - Nursing Standard