Chapter 1: Understanding Human Behaviour
Overview:
- Describes the knowledge of psychology in relation to understanding behaviour
- Explains the knowledge of human behaviour with emphasis on needs, emotions, thinking, attitude and intelligence
- Describes anxiety and its signs
- Explains understanding of personality and its development
- Describes the different roles there are in a society and focuses on ‘the sick role’
- Includes an in depth description of mental health and mental illness
Description:
This chapter conveys the key concepts about human psychology as a basis for understanding problem behaviours and the difference between mental health and mental illness. It includes accessible charts, cartoons and pictures.
Topics:
- Learning objectives
- Chapter references
- Introduction
- Knowledge of psychology
- Learning activity 1.1 - Five aspects of psychological functioning
- Knowledge of human behaviour
- Anxiety
- Learning activity 1.2 - Ways of managing anxiety
- Personality
- Learning activity 1.3 - Personality self- awareness
- Roles
- Learning activity 1.4 - Playing the role
- Mental health and mental illness
- Conclusion
- Chapter summary
Speaker / Author:
Bernadette Keane
Bernadette is a highly experienced nurse educator who lectured for nine years in the psychiatric nursing programs conducted at Royal Park Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to psychiatry her clinical background and qualifications include medical, surgical, midwifery and infant welfare areas of care. In 1982, as a Kellogg Nursing Fellow, she studied at the University of California, San Francisco. Since then she has published journal articles and textbook chapters on health care and professional issues. In 1986 Bernadette launched her private practice, called Continuing Education Consultation, and from 1992 to 1998 she was president of the association called Nurses in Independent Practice. In 1992, together with Rhonda Goodwin and Jennifer Richmond, Bernadette published a nursing history book entitled Mum and Me and T.L.C.
Carolyn Dixon
Carolyn was, from 1995 to early 1999, the psychiatric clinical nurse consultant in the emergency department of St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Her work there began as a project to study the effectiveness of this innovative role. Carolyn is a trained psychiatric and general nurse who has worked in hospital, education and community settings both in Australia and overseas. It was while she was working as a nurse teacher at Royal Park Hospital in Melbourne that she first worked with Bernadette Keane. Carolyn has presented a number of conference papers on aspects of psychiatric care. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science), a Graduate Diploma in Health Education and a Master of Nursing.
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