Key Features * This concise, simplified and easy to use book is completely according to the syllabus of BSc (N) and other medical and paramedical courses. * Nursing students can use this book as supplement to other texts which can be helpful throughout the nursing career. * Quick bibliographical references with each chapter allow the nurse to easily find information on psychosocial issues. * Concepts are explained in a simple and lucid language to enable the students to grasp them without any difficulty.
Table of Contents Section 1: General Concepts * Health and Illness * Therapeutic Nurse-Patient Relationship * Growth and Development * Theories of Growth and Development * Epidemiology and Nursing
SECTION 2: PSYCHOLOGY * Introduction to Psychology * Biology and Behavior * Educational Psychology * Guidance and Counseling * Learning * Motivation * Emotions * Attention * Perception * Memory * Intelligence * Thinking * Aptitude * Attitude * Mental Health and Mental Hygiene * Personality * Psychological Assessment, Testing and Evaluation
SECTION 3: SOCIOLOGY * Introduction to Sociology * Sociology and Nursing * Man, Society and Environment * Primary Concepts in Sociology * Social Process * Culture * Population * Social Group * Marriage and Family * Rural Community * Urban Community * Social Stratification * Caste System * Social Class System * Social Mobility * Race * Social System * Social Organization * Social Disorganization * Social Problems
SECTION 4: PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES * Health Promotion * The Patient as Partner in Nursing Care Set-up * Basic Concepts of Holistic Nursing Care * Psychosocial Application in Nursing: A Theoretical Approach by Imogene King * Transcultural Nursing * Psychosocial Conceptual Models * Social Psychology * Complementary and Alternative Therapies on Health
APPENDICES Appendix1:Health Days Appendix2:Themes of World Health Organization (WHO) Appendix3:Mental Health Appendix4:Defense Mechanisms Appendix5:Secrets of Health (A to Z): Appendix6:Personality Disorders Appendix7:Difference Between Psychosis and Neurosis Appendix8:Health Statistics: India?s Demographic Progress and Achievements of National Family Welfare Program Appendix 9:Health Statistics: Some Other Basic Health Indicators Appendix 10:Health Statistics: Outlays Under the Family Welfare Programs from the First-Five-Year Plan Appendix 11:Nutritional Assessment Format Appendix 12:Average Height and Weight of Boys and Girls at a given Age Appendix 13:Estimates from Demographic Profile Appendix 14:Formulae for Calculation Some Important Vital Rates