Psychology and sociology applied to medicine : an illustrated colour text / edited by Beth Alder ... [et al.] ; foreword by Keith Millar.

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Cover; Psychology and sociology applied to medicine; Copyright Page; Contributors; Foreword; Preface to Third Edition; Contents; Section 1 The life cycle; Chapter 1 The biopsychosocial model; Chapter 2 The nature of pregnancy and childbirth; Place of delivery; Birth attendant; Breast-feeding; Chapter 3 Reproductive issues; Biopsychosocial approach; Menstruation; Choosing to have a child; Pregnancy and childbirth; Menopause; Chapter 4 Neonatal assessment; Communication in the first year; Infant-caregiver attachment; Effects of maternal mental health problems
Chapter 5 Childhood and child healthChildren's health; Psychological health and behavioural problems; Unintentional injury (accidents); Respiratory illness; Poverty, illness and child development; Chapter 6 Adolescence; Health care needsof adolescents; Chapter 7 Adulthood and middle age; Marriage and civil partnerships; Transitions; Preventive health in adulthood; Health changes and age; Chapter 8 Ageism; The ageing body and the self; The ageing mind; Alzheimer's disease; Ageing and social change; Chapter 9 Bereavement; Determinants of grief; The mourning process; Bereavement care
Section 2 DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERSONChapter 10 Personality and health; Personality and context; Traits; How do individual differences affect health?; Chapter 11 Understanding learning; Theoretical background; Chapter 12 Perception; The main features of perception; What are illusions, and why are we subject to them?; How do we recognize what is perceived?; How do we influence perception?; The relevance of the psychology of perception to medicine; Social perception; Cognitive constructs; Schemas; Chapter 13 Emotions; Universals in how emotions are identified and classified
Controversy: what comes first: arousal, perception or identification of emotion?Emotions as internal messages; Emotion as social communication; The relationship between emotions and anxiety; Health care professional-patient communications; Chapter 14 Memory problems; Stages of memory; How much can we remember?; Helping patients to remember better; Memory after traumatic brain injury; Organic amnesia; Brain imaging; Chapter 15 How does sexuality develop?; Gender identity; The development of sexual activity; Sexual problems; Chapter 16 Intelligence; What do intelligence tests measure?
Is intelligence genetically determined?Group differences on intelligence scores; Health and intelligence; Are we getting more intelligent?; Does intelligence decline with age?; Can we boost intelligence?; Chapter 17 Development of thinking; Differing views of cognitive development; Understanding of number; Understanding of causality; Understanding of illness; Section 3 SOCIETY AND HEALTH; Chapter 18 Understanding groups; What are groups?; Features of groups; Intergroup conflict; Group therapy; Chapter 19 Concepts of health, illness and disease; Disease; Illness; Health; Practical application; Chapter 20 Measuring health and illness

This text integrates sociology and psychology, concentrating on the areas applicable to medicine. It covers such topics as: the life cycle; development of the person; society and health; illness behaviour and the doctor-patient encounter.