The following psychological concept would help me in the nursing career: cognitive, socio cultural, biological, and biopsychosocial. If cognitive practices are done well, it will lead to changes in emotional distress and problematic behaviors. During this stage patients might be pessimistic or optimistic, psychology would help a nurse to make patients cope well with the negativities of their illness. It examines how the interactions of biology, psychology and culture influence behavior and mental process.
This is an important element of psychology that is useful in my career because it affords nurses the opportunity to get to know their patients more.
For this reason, psychology remains an anchor that affords nurses the opportunity to have full understanding of what their medical clinical responsibilities are, and consequently, they would be work effectively. Psychology for Nurses: Theory and Practice. Macmillan Education Hofmann, S. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36 5 , — Scientific American: Psychology 1st ed. New York, NY. Worth Publishers Walker, J. Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions.
McGraw-Hill International. Postpsychiatry and postmodern psychotherapy: Theoretical and ethical issues in mental health care in a Polish context By Krzysztof Dyga and Radoslaw Stupak. Mitchell, A. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care. Descriptions of concepts are concise and easy to understand. Text is broken down into chapters with smaller chunks labeled with subheadings.
Some chapters contained numbered subsections. Overall, the text is logically organized. There were a few things I didn't get though. There's a separate subchapter about inattentional blindness under the memory chapter, which seems unnecessary and misplaced. There was also a separate subchapter about eyewitness memory, which also seemed unnecessary. I didn't really understand the subchapter separation in general. It would make more sense to just have section headings under one umbrella chapter, especially since the chapters are not long.
A few minor spacing issues noted. No visuals at all in Chapter 1! Not an engaging beginning! Visuals were included in the remaining chapters, though they weren't always meaningful. I viewed the text in a downloaded PDF. Key terms are linked and if you click on them, it takes you to the definition in the glossary.
However, you can't easily go back to where you were just reading if you click on it, which is a pain. You have to scroll back up through the chapter and try to find your place. One chapter referenced "an image to the left" but the image was actually on the previous page.
Font was easy to read and there was minimal visual clutter on the page. No grammatical errors noted. There was one reference page though where they did not follow the APA formatting rule of italicizing the journal titles! Chapter 1 has a specific objective to look at the role of women and people of color in psychology.
Culture is specifically discussed in a few chapters, but not consistently in each chapter. Nothing insensitive was noted, but the majority of pictures used were of white people. There are some descriptions of concepts that I thought were great and that would facilitate student understanding.
However, I would have to use supplemental materials and articles if I were to adopt this text because there are some parts that are lacking. The textbook covers a lot of ground, but is done in a very logical and progressive manner. Each chapter builds from the other, but at the same time is not reliant on the previous or next chapter.
It was well written, not complicated, but Comprehensiveness rating: 5 see less. It was well written, not complicated, but straightforward and easy to comprehend. I particularly like that each chapter has it's own bibliography, outside resources for additional information and vocabulary lists. Overall found the book accurate, but was concerned by two figures on page These were a bit offensive with the topic relayed in a more sophisticated manner.
The figures also appeared a bit racial and in a negative light. This, unfortunately, may determine my use of this book. Hopefully it can be amended. Since it covers history of psychology it has great relevance. The examples are helpful in illustrating the author's point. In our rapidly changing culture, some current associations may not be fully accurate any longer, such as how either sex responds in certain situations. It did not include transgender responses.
The format of the book will lend itself well to updates in any chapter without causing distortion of the next chapter. The text was very clearly written, quite straightforward, but not overly simplified. The addition of the vocabulary words is helpful for students to build their vocabulary of psychological terms. As noted earlier, each chapter related well to the others, allowing for consistency of the information presented. One chapter did not contradict another.
The terminology was explained well and used well throughout the text. This text was extremely well sectioned, allowing not only each chapter to be stand-alone, but within the chapter, broken into flowing partitions that connected well to other aspects of the subtopics. This text presents the material in a logical order and is well-organized. I particularly appreciated that each chapter had, not only a bibliography, but outside resources and vocabulary terminology. For learning purposes, it streamlines learning; For testing purposes, this is a wonderful assist!
The text is easily navigated and clearly identified for the various subjects approached. Some of the images and charts could be reworked. Unfortunately some of the logic of the book becomes lost in trying to figure out what the figure is actually portraying, particularly the charts and figures attempting to relay information about how male and female behavior differ.
As noted previously, the figures on page 88 seemed insensitive and not well considered. The text touched upon prejudice in Chapter 15, however it was not interwoven in the book in relaying general psychological outlooks.
My thoughts are mixed on this, since it was not intended to be a book about ethnic or racial comparisons, however there are some realities that are important to consider, as well as socioeconomic differences in general regardless of ethnicity and race. I would like to have seen this addressed, at least in part. Overall I liked this book very much and would consider using it for my class. I would want my concerns addressed first and look forward to the next revision.
The book has nicely covered all topics for a typical introduction to psychology textbook. I find the context of the book to be excellent. It is easy to read, well organized, and extremely informative. The text seems very well researched and comprehensive. I believe that updates can be made easily advancing to a new edition if needed to.
The text follows typical textbook jargon for an introductory psychology text. The text is easy to follow and can be read and understood no matter which chapter one may start at. The text is very well organized, and again should be easily understood by introduction to psychology students or the layman person. The text is easy to follow.
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