Psychology for nurses. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephen Babu.
• Authors: Babu, Stephen
• Contents: Front cover; Front matter; Psychology for nurses; Copyright; Preface; Table of contents; 1 Introduction to psychology; Learning objectives; Introduction; History and origin of psychology; Definition of psychology; Structuralism; Functionalism; Behaviourism; Meaning of behaviour; Nature of psychology; Scope of psychology; Pure psychology; Applied psychology; Methods of psychology; Introspection method; Merits; Limitations; Naturalistic observation method; Merits; Limitations; Experimental method; Merits; Limitations; Clinical method; Merits; Limitations; Correlational method; Merits. LimitationsSurvey method; Merits; Limitations; Importance of psychology in nursing; Exercises; Multiple choice questions; Answers of multiple choice questions; Short-answer questions; Long-answer questions; Bibliography; 2 Biology of behaviour; Learning objectives; Introduction; Mind-body relationship; Mind-body relationship in health and illness; Behaviour as an integrated response; Heredity and environment or nature and nurture; Heredity; How do the genetic inheritance characteristics carried and transmitted to offspring?; Principles of heredity; Law of segregation and dominance. Law of polygenic inheritanceLaw of sex determination; Chromosomal abnormalities; Down syndrome; Sex-linked chromosomal abnormalities; Klinefelter syndrome; Fragile X syndrome; Turner syndrome; Xyy syndrome; Gene-linked abnormality; Phenylketonuria (pku); Sickle-cell anaemia; Environment; Nature versus nurture; Genetic studies in psychology; Neuron and its behaviour; How does neuron look and work? what are its main parts and functions?; How does information move from one neuron to another?; Brain and its behaviour; Cerebrum and its behaviour; Left and right hemispheres. Lobes of the cerebral cortexGlands and their behaviour; Sensation and its behaviour; What is sensation?; Characteristics of sensation or nature of sensation; Sensory thresholds; Subliminal perception; Sensory adaptation; Types of sensation; Visual sensation; How do the eyes function?; Auditory sensation; How do the ears work?; Hearing impairments; Gestation and olfaction; Gestation; How do the taste buds function?; Olfaction; How do the smell sensations work?; Somesthetic senses; Summary; Exercises; Multiple choice questions; Answers of multiple choice questions; Short-answer questions. Long-answer questionsBibliography; 3 Individual difference; Learning objectives; Introduction; Definition; Factors determining individual difference; Heredity; Transfer of genetic traits from one generation to another; Role of genes and chromosomes in determining individual differences; Sex determination; Determination of physical constitution; Role of environment in determining individual differences; Controversy of nature (heredity) versus nurture (environment); Understanding of individual difference in nursing; Exercises; Multiple choice questions; Answers of the multiple choice questions.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 150.2461073; Nursing -- Psychological aspects; Psychology, Applied; Patients -- Psychology; PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference; Nursing -- Psychological aspects; Patients -- Psychology; Psychology, Applied; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788131237915; 8131237915
• Related ISBNs: 9788131236536
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