The Patient Biological, Psychological, and Social Dimensions of Medical Practice
The old-fashioned doctor, whose departure from the modem medical scene is so greatly lamented, was amply aware of each patient's personality, family, work, and way of life. Today, we often blame a doctor's absence of that awareness on moral or ethical deficiency either in medical education...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I. On Becoming a Patient: Psychosocial Considerations
- 1. Illness and Help-Seeking Behavior
- 2. The Sick Role
- 3. Expectations in the Consulting Room
- II. On Being a Patient: Psychophysiologic Considerations
- 4. Anxiety
- 5. Psychological Defense Mechanisms
- 6. Depression
- 7. Pain
- 8. Sleep and Dreaming
- III. On Assessing a Patient: A Clinical Systems Approach
- 9. Approach to Patients: The Systems-Contextual Framework and the Patient Evaluation Grid
- 10. The Current Context of Help-Seeking Behavior
- 11. The Recent Context of Help-Seeking Behavior
- 12. The Background Context of Help-Seeking Behavior
- IV. On Managing a Patient
- 13. The Case of the “Sick Tarzan”: A Challenging Case History
- 14. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
- 15. The Patient’s Personality
- 16. The Hospitalized Patient
- 17. Therapeutic Dimensions
- 18. Drugs Affecting Behavior
- 19. Some Illustrative Patients
- 20. Summary and Perspectives