Psychology Textbook for BSc/Post Basic Nursing PDF

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Textbook of Psychology (For nursing and allied health sciences) Authors Maheshwari & Amanpreet Prepared by: Meenakshi Soni 1  Chapter objectives After studying this unit, the student will be able to Un...

CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Textbook of Psychology (For nursing and allied health sciences) Authors Maheshwari & Amanpreet Prepared by: Meenakshi Soni 1  Chapter objectives After studying this unit, the student will be able to Understand the nature and role of psychology in understanding mind and behaviour, State the growth of the discipline, Know the different fields of psychology, its relationship with other disciplines, and professions. Appreciate the value of psychology in daily life to help you understand yourself and others better. Describe the various methods of studying psychology www.visionbookspublisher.com  Chapter Outline Introduction, Meaning and definitions to Psychology Psychology as a science Branches and field of psychology Emerging trends of psychology Scope of psychology Relationship of psychology with other sciences Methods of psychology Relevance of psychology to nursing www.visionbookspublisher.com  Meaning of word Psychology The word “Psychology” is obtained from two Greek words Psyche and logos. Psyche stands for soul whereas logos mean study of. Therefore, psychology stands for study of soul www.visionbookspublisher.com Human Behaviour Mental or Motor or Conative Cognitive Activities: Activities: Walking, Thinking, swimming, running, reasoning, imaging, dancing learning, perceiving Emotional or Affective activities: Happiness sadness, angry, fear, anxiety www.visionbookspublisher.com Psychology is as a Science Neuroimaging of memory Studies of the The study of pain family psychology as a science Neuropsychology of memory, Psychopathy. attention and language. Language and Brain plasticity literacy www.visionbookspublisher.com  Major Schools of Thought in Psychology Structuralism Functionalism Behaviorism Psychoanalysis Humanistic psychology Positive psychology Cognitive psychology Gestalt psychology Evolutionary psychology www.visionbookspublisher.com  Contemporary Perspectives in Psychology Behavioral Psychoanalytic Humanistic Cognitive Evolutionary Biological Socio-cultural www.visionbookspublisher.com  SCOPE / AREA/BRANCHES OF PSYCHOLOGY 1.Pure Psychology 2. Applied Psychology General Psychology Educational Abnormal Psychology Clinical Social Psychology Industrial Physiological Legal Parapsychology Military Geopsychology Political Developmental Experimental www.visionbookspublisher.com METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGY Introspection or self- observation Developme Methods of Descriptive ntal psychology method Method Experiment al method www.visionbookspublisher.com Relevance of psychology to nurses comprehensive care individual self- Relevance differences can understanding of be understand psychology to nurses understand problems may abnormal be diagnosed at behaviour of an early stage patint www.visionbookspublisher.com  Assess Yourself Describe briefly the methods used in the field of psychology. List the schools of psychology. Discuss the method of observation. List the various methods of psychology and explain one in detail. List the branches of psychology. Discuss methods to study human behavior. Explain Experimental method to study behavior. Explain the case history method. www.visionbookspublisher.com www.visionbookspublisher.com