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
