Contributions to medical psychology : volume 1

Table Of Contents
Front Cover
Contributions to Medical Psychology
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
PREFACE
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
CHAPTER 1. TOWARDS A NEW MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. REVIEW
3. SIGNPOSTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2. PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF DOCTOR-PATIENT COMMUNICATION
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE SUCCESS OF INFORMATION-GIVING AND PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATIONS
3. PATTERNS OF INTERACTION IN THE MEDICAL CONSULTATION, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE
4. THE COGNITIVE HYPOTHESIS, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE: I. FAILURES OF COMPREHENSION
THE COGNITIVE HYPOTHESIS, SATISFACTION AND COMPLIANCE: II. FAILURES OF MEMORY
6. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL VARIABLES IN INCREASING COMPLIANCE
7. COMMUNICATIONS DESIGNED TO EASE DISTRESS AND PROMOTE RECOVERY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3. PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION FOR HOSPITALIZATION
1. RATIONALE
2. SCOPE OF THE REVIEW
3. RESEARCH STRATEGY
4. EFFECTS OF FILMED MODELING ON PREPARATION FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES
5. COPING BEHAVIOR AND PRE-STRESS LEVELS OF ANXIETY
6. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
7. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4. OPERANT CONDITIONING OF CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION: A BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BIOFEEDBACK
3. AUTONOMIC REGULATION OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
4. BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS
5. DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5. A PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TENSION HEADACHE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TENSION HEADACHE
3. PAIN AND MUSCULAR TENSION
4. THE MODIFICATION OF HEADACHE BY BIOFEEDBACK
5. SUMMARY
6. DISCUSSION
7. PROBLEMS AND FUTURE RESEARCH
8. HEADACHE RESEARCH IN GENERAL
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6. CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY: A REVIEW AND PREVIEW
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
3. THE PRESENT CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
4. THE POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
5. CONCLUDING REMARKS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOLOGY IN PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD CARE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT: AN OVERVIEW
3. TOWARDS AN APPLIED CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
4. APPROACHES TO ASSESSMENT, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT
5. CONCLUDING REMARKS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8. THE PREMENSTRUAL AND MENSTRUAL SYNDROMES — A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH
1. BIOCHEMICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
2. SOCIAL FACTORS
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES
4. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9. PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO SEXUAL PROBLEMS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND DISORDERS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
3. DISORDERS OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN INTERCOURSE
4. DISORDERS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONING
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 10. THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION OF SMOKING
1. INTRODUCTION
2. THE NATURE OF SMOKING
3. SMOKING WITHDRAWAL CLINICS
4. DRUG TREATMENTS
5. AVERSIVE APPROACHES
6. SELF-CONTROL APPROACHES
7. HYPNOSIS
8. OTHER APPROACHES
9. CONTROLLED AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
10. DISCUSSION
11. ALTERNATIVE GOALS
1 2. CONCLUSIONS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 11. SINGLE-CASE METHOD IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SINGLE-CASE METHODOLOGY–LOGIC AND DESCRIPTION
3. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS AND SINGLE-CASE DATA
4. APPLICATIONS IN MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY
5. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
AUTHOR INDEX
SUBJECT INDEX

The role of the clinical psychologist has traditionally been confined to psychiatry, but with the development in medicine of the importance of treating the 'whole man' it has been realized that we have neglected the psychological aspect of medical care. This book, the first in a series of volumes on the subject of medical psychology, provides 10 important contributions on how psychologists can provide a service and implement research in areas of medicine where the 'human aspect' has been eroded by technological advances.