The 'Applied Psychology' textbook by Thakur Publication is an indispensable resource for B.Sc Nursing students in their first semester, in accordance with the guidelines of the Indian Nursing Council (INC). Specifically designed for nursing students, this book explores the practical application of psychology in healthcare settings. AS PER INC SYLLABUS – PRACTICAL & STUDENT-FRIENDLY CONTENT It covers topics such as human behavior, communication skills, therapeutic techniques, and coping mechanisms, equipping students with the knowledge and skills to effectively interact with patients, provide empathetic care, and promote mental well-being.

1. Introduction to Psychology 2. Biological Basis of Behavior 3. Mental Health and Mental Hygiene 4. Developmental Psychology 5. Personality 6. Cognitive Process 7. Motivation and Emotional Processes 8. Psychological Assessment and Tests 9. Application of Soft Skill 10. Self-Empowerment Glossary Bibliography Index

This little book is the outgrowth of a conviction, strengthened by some years of experience with hundreds of supposedly normal young people in schools and colleges, confirmed by my years of training in a neurological hospital and months of work in a big city general hospital, that it is of little value to help some people back to physical health if they are to carry with them through a prolonged life the miseries of a sick attitude. As nurses I believe it is our privilege and our duty to work for health of body and health of mind as inseparable. Experience has proved that too often the physically ill patient (hitherto nervously well) returns from hospital care addicted to the illness-accepting attitude for which the nurse must be held responsible. My memory of hospitals I have known, and my mental picture of yours made up from piecing together the memories of various ones, the recollection of the feelings I had in them, etc. (intellect). What you already know. Speculation (intellect), the speculation based on my knowledge of other schools (memory which is intellect). A desire (emotion) that all nurses should know psychology.

This little book is the outgrowth of a conviction, strengthened by some years of experience with hundreds of supposedly normal young people in schools and colleges, confirmed by my years of training in a neurological hospital and months of work in a big city general hospital, that it is of little value to help some people back to physical health if they are to carry with them through a prolonged life the miseries of a sick attitude. As nurses I believe it is our privilege and our duty to work for health of body and health of mind as inseparable. Experience has proved that too often the physically ill patient (hitherto nervously well) returns from hospital care addicted to the illness-accepting attitude for which the nurse must be held responsible. I conceive of it as possible that every well trained nurse in our country shall consider it an essential to her professional success to leave her patient imbued with the will to health and better equipped to attain it because the sick attitude has been averted, or if already present, has been treated as really and intelligently as the sick body. To this end I have dealt with the simple principles of psychology only as the nurse can immediately apply them.

Excerpt from Applied Psychology for Nurses Getting the patient's point OF view What Determines the Point of View Getting the Other Man's Point of View The Deluded Patient Nursing the Deluded Patient The Obsessed Patient. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

CHAPTER I 6 What is Psychology? CHAPTER II 13 Consciousness The Unconscious Consciousness is Complex Consciousness in Sleep Consciousness in Delirium CHAPTER III 24 Organs of Consciousness The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems in Action The Sympathetic Nervous System CHAPTER IV 28 Relation of Mind and Body The Cerebrum or Forebrain CHAPTER V 33 The Normal Mind CHAPTER VI 43 The Normal Mind (Continued) Instinct Memory The Place of Emotion The Beginning of Reason Development of Reason and Will Judgment Reaction Proportioned to Stimuli Normal Emotional Reactions The Normal Mind CHAPTER VII 59 Psychology and Health Necessity of Adaptability The Power of Suggestion One Thought Can Be Replaced by Another Habit is a Conserver of Effort The Saving Power of Will CHAPTER VIII 71 Variations from Normal Mental Processes Disorders and Perversions CHAPTER IX 77 Variations from Normal Mental Processes (Continued) Factors Causing Variations from Normal Mental Processes Heredity Environment Personal Reactions CHAPTER X 86 Attention the Root of Disease or Health Attitude The Attention of Interest The Attention of Reason and Will CHAPTER XI 95 Getting the Patient's Point of View What Determines the Point of View Getting the Other Man's Point of View The Deluded Patient Nursing the Deluded Patient The Obsessed Patient The Mind a Prey to False Associations CHAPTER XII 107 The Psychology of the Nurse Accuracy of Perception Training Perception Association of Ideas Concentration Self-training in Memory CHAPTER XIII 117 The Psychology of the Nurse (Continued) Emotional Equilibrium Self-correction Training the Will CHAPTER XIV 126 The Nurse of the Future

• Reader-friendly • Richly illustrated with tables, figures, and schematic diagrams • Relevant nursing implications of all significant psychological concepts included • Chapter on Soft Skills and Self-Empowerment for Nurses