Publisher's Synopsis
The series from which this book is taken is designed for the new direction in health care education resulting form the implementation of Project 2000. It brings together relevant material from the various subject areas and provides practical textbooks for health care students. Each title in the series includes a variety of study activities to encourage the user and facilitate learning, and there are regular summaries and bibliographies for further study and self-testing exercises. The arrangement of each chapter is as follows - introduction, presentation of subject material, case studies, assignments, self-testing exercises, summary and bibliography.;This work examines the role of the social and behavioural sciences within the context of health care. The authors have treated the relevant disciplines as empirical sciences, and have incorporated new trends and developments to produce an up-to-date overview which will enhance the student's understanding of the place of the subjects within health and health care.;The book emphasizes the importance of the study of human behaviour and relationships in developing an integrated approach to care. It extends the study of these sciences into the development of social skills and the applications of these as therapeutic interventions in patient care.;This book should be of interest to students undertaking Project 2000 courses. It will also have application for students of the professions allied to medicine such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and radiography, and those on paramedical courses.
