Psychology for Health Care: Key Terms and Concepts

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Aggression and aggression management....Pages 1-14
Anxiety and depression....Pages 15-27
Attitudes, attitude change and persuasion....Pages 28-39
Behaviourism and behaviour therapies....Pages 40-55
Biopsychology and physical interventions....Pages 56-77
Cognitive psychology and cognitive therapies....Pages 78-94
Health beliefs, lifestyle and health promotion....Pages 95-114
Humanistic psychology and counselling....Pages 115-127
Language and therapeutic communication....Pages 128-146
Loss and grief therapy....Pages 147-159
Memory and response to memory changes....Pages 160-173
Mind and altered states of consciousness....Pages 174-191
Pain and pain management....Pages 192-207
Perception and response to perceptual changes....Pages 208-225
Perception of self and others....Pages 226-245
Planning, playing and problem-solving....Pages 246-262
Psychodynamic psychology and psychotherapies....Pages 263-278
Research, statistics and psychometrics....Pages 279-297
Social psychology, groups and social skills....Pages 298-316
Stress and stress management....Pages 317-335
Back Matter....Pages 336-368