Rachman Contributions to Medical Psychology

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4832-8540-5
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Web PDF

The role of the clinical psychologist has traditionally been confined to psychiatry, but with the development in medicine of the importance of treating the 'whole man' it has been realized that we have neglected the psychological aspect of medical care. This book, the first in a series of volumes on the subject of medical psychology, provides 10 important contributions on how psychologists can provide a service and implement research in areas of medicine where the 'human aspect' has been eroded by technological advances

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rachman, S.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Contributions to Medical Psychology;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;PREFACE;8
6;LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS;9
7;CHAPTER 1. TOWARDS A NEW MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY;10
7.1;1. INTRODUCTION;10
7.2;2. REVIEW;11
7.3;3. SIGNPOSTS;15
7.4;REFERENCES;16
8;CHAPTER 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION;18
8.1;1. INTRODUCTION;18
8.2;2. THE SUCCESS OF INFORMATION-GIVING AND PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS;19
8.3;3. PATTERNS OF INTERACTION IN THE MEDICAL CONSULTATION, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE;24
8.4;4. THE COGNITIVE HYPOTHESIS, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE: I. FAILURES OF COMPREHENSION;28
8.5;THE COGNITIVE HYPOTHESIS, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE: II. FAILURES OF MEMORY;33
8.6;6. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES IN INCREASING COMPLIANCE;38
8.7;7. COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNED TO EASE DISTRESS AND PROMOTE RECOVERY;40
8.8;REFERENCES;47
9;CHAPTER 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR HOSPITALIZATION;52
9.1;1. RATIONALE;52
9.2;2. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW;53
9.3;3. RESEARCH STRATEGY;54
9.4;4. EFFECTS OF FILMED MODELING ON PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES;54
9.5;5. COPING BEHAVIOR AND PRE-STRESS LEVELS OF ANXIETY;66
9.6;6. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH;74
9.7;7. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS;77
9.8;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;80
9.9;REFERENCES;80
10;CHAPTER 4. OPERANT CONDITIONING OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION: A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS;84
10.1;1. INTRODUCTION;84
10.2;2. BIOFEEDBACK;84
10.3;3. AUTONOMIC REGULATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM;85
10.4;4. BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS;88
10.5;5. DISCUSSION;97
10.6;REFERENCES;98
11;CHAPTER 5. A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TENSION HEADACHE;100
11.1;1. INTRODUCTION;100
11.2;2. THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TENSION HEADACHE;101
11.3;3. PAIN AND MUSCULAR TENSION;107
11.4;4. THE MODIFICATION OF HEADACHE BY BIOFEEDBACK;110
11.5;5. SUMMARY;116
11.6;6. DISCUSSION;117
11.7;7. PROBLEMS AND FUTURE RESEARCH;119
11.8;8. HEADACHE RESEARCH IN GENERAL;120
11.9;REFERENCES;121
12;CHAPTER 6. CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: A REVIEW AND PREVIEW;124
12.1;1. INTRODUCTION;124
12.2;2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;124
12.3;3. THE PRESENT CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;128
12.4;4. THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;131
12.5;5. CONCLUDING REMARKS;134
12.6;ACKNOWLEDGEMENT;136
12.7;REFERENCES;136
13;CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOLOGY IN PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD CARE;146
13.1;1. INTRODUCTION;146
13.2;2. CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW;147
13.3;3. TOWARDS AN APPLIED CHILD PSYCHOLOGY;149
13.4;4. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT;151
13.5;5. CONCLUDING REMARKS;158
13.6;REFERENCES;158
14;CHAPTER 8. THE PREMENSTRUAL AND MENSTRUAL SYNDROMES — A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH;162
14.1;1. BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS;162
14.2;2. SOCIAL FACTORS;164
14.3;3. PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES;166
14.4;4. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT;168
14.5;REFERENCES;174
15;CHAPTER 9.
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO SEXUAL PROBLEMS;176
15.1;1. INTRODUCTION;176
15.2;2. HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND DISORDERS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION;177
15.3;3. DISORDERS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN INTERCOURSE;184
15.4;4. DISORDERS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONING;187
15.5;5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS;191
15.6;REFERENCES;192
16;CHAPTER 10. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION OF SMOKING;198
16.1;1. INTRODUCTION;198
16.2;2. THE NATURE OF SMOKING;200
16.3;3. SMOKING WITHDRAWAL CLINICS;201
16.4;4. DRUG TREATMENTS;201
16.5;5. AVERSIVE APPROACHES;202
16.6;6. SELF-CONTROL APPROACHES;204
16.7;7. HYPNOSIS;206
16.8;8. OTHER APPROACHES;207
16.9;9. CONTROLLED AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES;208
16.10;10. DISCUSSION;209
16.11;11. ALTERNATIVE GOALS;210
16.12;1 2. CONCLUSIONS;212
16.13;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;214
16.14;REFERENCES;214
17;CHAPTER 11. SINGLE-CASE METHOD IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY;220
17.1;1. INTRODUCTION;220
17.2;2. SINGLE-CASE METHODOLOGY–LOGIC AND DESCRIPTION;221
17.3;3. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS AND SINGLE-CASE DATA;227
17.4;4. APPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY;231
17.5;5. CONCLUSIONS;236
17.6;REFERENCES;236
18;AUTHOR INDEX;240
19;SUBJECT INDEX;250