Psychology For Psychiatrists »

Gupta, Deepa S., MB, ChB (Leeds Community Mental Health Services (NHS) Trust); Gupta, Rajinder M., PhD

One of the strengths of this book is that each chapter is written by a prominent specialist in their field. They particularly highlight points of clinical relevance and come from both academic and clinical psychology backgrounds. Many have worked with psychiatrists or have been involved in teaching psychology to psychiatrists in training.Contents—Part One Basic Psychology—Behaviourism and Learning Theory—Sensation and Perception—Information Processing and Attention—Remembering and Forgetting—The Development of Cognition, Moral Reasoning and Language—Understanding the Psychology of Personality—Motivation—Stress and Emotion: Physiology, Cognition and Health—Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy—Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Sleepiness, Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Neurophysiology, Sleep Disorders and Dreaming—Neuro-psychology: Studying Behaviour following Brain Damage—Intelligence and its Measurement—Some Empirical Approaches to Individual Differences Part Two Human Development—Human Development—The Development of Sociability and Fears—Psychological Aspects of Adolescence and the Development of Identities—Psychological Development in Adult LIfe—Normal Ageing Part Three Social Psychology

John K. Larson

This is a soft-cover compilation of concise and useful summaries of each topic in psychology. The eighteen contributors are all acknowledged and prominent experts in their particular subject matter. This volume is intended to be an overview of the field of psychology particularly as it is applicable to psychiatric practice. The editors also acknowledge the intended usefulness for psychiatric trainees in England who are preparing for the MRCPsych Part 1 examination (roughly the equivalent of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's Part 1 written examination for board certification). The primary intended audience is psychiatrists in training but this book is also likely to be useful to other mental health professionals and educators. The book is divided into three general sections: basic psychology, human development, and social psychology. In the basic psychology section are included such topics as learning theory, sensation and perception, memory, cognition, personality, and motivation. Each chapter begins with a useful outline of key concepts and contains tables and diagrams and a brief, but helpful, bibliography for additional suggested reading. This volume is an extremely successful overview of the field of psychology and the scientific basis for concepts that directly or indirectly influence the clinical practice of psychiatry.

Part 1.

Basic Psychology.

Behaviourism and Learning Theory.

Sensation and Perception.

Information Processing and Attention.

Remembering and forgetting.

The Development of Cognition.

Moral Reasoning and Language.

Understanding The Psychology of Personality.

Motivation.

Stress and Emotion - psychology.

Cognition and Health.

Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy.

Sleep.

Sleep deprivation,

Sleepiness.

Circadian Rhythms.

Sleep Neurophysiology.

Sleep disorders and Dreaming.

Neuropsychology - Studying Behaviour Following Brain damage.

Intelligence and its Measurement.

Some Empirical Approaches to individual Differences.

Part 2.

Human Development.

Human Development.

The development of Sociability and Fears,.

Psychological Aspects of Adolescence and the Development of Identities.

Psychological Development in Adult Life, Normal aging.

Part 3.

Social Psychology.

Social Psychology.