Medical Psychology - Case Version

Author: Jing Xixue
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The purpose of this textbook is to use case-based teaching and to write medical psychology in this new format. While systematically imparting medical psychology knowledge, it establishes a bridge between theory and practice, enhancing students' ability to apply medical psychology theory to understand and address clinical practical issues. Through this teaching method, it aims to change the situation where theory is detached from practice, strengthen practical teaching components, improve students' practical application skills, and better cultivate applied talents. During the writing process of this textbook, experiences from previous editions were summarized, and reforms were made to the content system and structure of medical psychology. It strives to correctly address specific issues in medical psychology research from the perspective of dialectical materialism and historical materialism. Each chapter clearly defines key points and highlights the main content, facilitating students in mastering the material within limited time. Additionally, classic cases closely related to the textbook content are selected to enhance readers' learning interest and inspire them. Structurally, the textbook is divided into five parts according to the logical structure of the knowledge system: Introduction to Medical Psychology, Mental Health and Standards, Psychological Stress and Psychosomatic Diseases, Common Medical Psychological Issues; as well as Clinical Psychological Assessment, Psychological Counseling, and Psychotherapy Techniques.
Part 1 introduces what medical psychology is, why to study medical psychology, how to study it, and how to grasp medical psychology, along with basic psychological knowledge and major theoretical schools, enabling students to adapt to the fundamentals of learning medical psychology. Part 2 focuses on the concept and standards of mental health. Part 3 discusses the effects of stress on the body and the principles of treating psychosomatic diseases. Part 4 covers common abnormal psychological behaviors, patient psychology, and doctor-patient characteristics. Part 5 primarily introduces how to conduct psychological assessments and the basics of