Psychology for Physiotherapists

by Dibyendunarayan Bid, Thangamani Ramalingam A

This book talks about the “Psychology for Physiotherapists”. For any health professional dealing with people, it is very important to understand the sufferings, emotions and the psychological changes the patients undergo during the period of ill health. Physiotherapists are no exception to this array of health care community. The book “Psychology for Physiotherapists” that has covered all the essential topics of physiotherapy in a simple way. It helps the students of physiotherapy to understand the subject from examination point of view equally catering to the need of the university syllabus. The book “Psychology for Physiotherapists” also helps the beginners and professionals in health care understand human values in an easy and understandable way. This book “Psychology for Physiotherapists” is comprised total 27 chapters. The information given in the book is elaborative yet it is concise and to the point. This book provides lucid and comprehensive understanding on introduction to psychology, psychology in physiotherapy, heredity and environment, sensation, attention and perception, motivation, emotion, learning, thinking, intelligence, memory, personality, frustration, defense mechanisms, social psychology, attitude, leadership, growth and development, psychological disorders, psychotherapy and counseling, stress, pain, psychological tests, communication in health, cognitive behavioral therapy, psychology of chronic and terminal illness, sleep and dreams, and research and psychology.

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