Medical Psychology (Textbook for the 21st Century Curriculum)

Author: Wu Hanrong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-18
Features: This book is written by professors, associate professors, and some young teachers from 6 higher medical colleges in the country, who have many years of experience in teaching and researching medical psychology, health psychology, clinical psychology, preventive medicine, and psychiatry. The book is divided into 5 parts: Part 1 Introduction, which introduces the subject content, research methods, theoretical schools, and development trends of medical psychology; Part 2 Mental Health, which introduces basic psychological knowledge (the physiological basis of the mind, cognition, personality, mental health development, and social adaptation, etc.); Part 3 Psychological Disorders and Psychosomatic Diseases, which focuses on psychodynamic theory and stress; Part 4 Doctor-Patient Psychology, which introduces patient psychology and the adjustment of doctor-patient relationships; Part 5 Mental Health Services, which introduces psychological measurement, psychological nursing, psychological counseling, and treatment. The book is guided by 5 major psychological theories (psychoanalytic theory, behaviorist theory, humanistic theory, and cognitive theory), focusing on discussing the theoretical thinking and clinical skills of medical psychology (psychological testing, psychological counseling and treatment, doctor-patient relationships, and psychological nursing). The book takes improving the psychological quality of medical students as its core, focuses on serving the mental health of the general public, adheres to scientificity, stands on systematicity, aims at practicality, and highlights operability.