Chapter 1 states that psychology is the study of the human mind and its functions as it relates to human cognition, behaviour and experience. The chapter also examines in detail the social determinants of health and disease. It is argued that because a number of behaviours are associated with ill health and behaviour change is seen as a viable way of tackling behaviours associated with health i...

increasing complexity of treatment and current psychological health problems reveals the importance of uniqueness psychological health care in the nursing profession . therefore the need to have a clear conceptual base in psychological nursing is recommended. often psychological nurses have accepted a modified approach about collaborative interaction in current theories (such as psychoanalyses ...

We consider 2 questions in this commentary. One is the extent to which the understanding of aging can be advanced by the application of social psychological theories. The second is the extent to which social-psychological theories can be enriched by considering issues in aging. We argue that the focus on situational causes ofbehavior in social psychological theories provides a vital balance to ...

Evolutionary psychological theories have engendered much skepticism in the modern scientific climate. Why? We argue that, although sometimes couched in the language of unfalsifiability, the skepticism results primarily from the perception that evolutionary theories are less verifiable than traditional psychological theories. It is more difficult to be convinced of the veracity of an evolutionar...