This is a comprehensive text on psychology as related directly to the physical and manual therapies. It is divided into 3 sections. Section 1 addresses psychological principles as they relate to illness, injury, and rehabilitation. Section 2 covers key concepts relevant to psychological care in the physical therapies (e.g., client-practitioner relationships, cognitive-behavioural interventions). The emphasis in the section is on integrating psychological and physical approaches to client care. Section 3 addresses specific client conditions encountered by those working in the physical and manual therapies.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Section 1: Injury, Illness, and Rehabilitation: Psychological Principles 1. Using psychology in the physical and manual therapies 2. Psychosocial antecedents to injury and illness 3. Psychological responses to injury and illness 4. Psychological aspects of rehabilitation Section 2: Psychological Care in the Physical Therapies: An Integrated Approach 5. Practitioner-client relationships: Building working alliances 6. Transference and countertransference 7. Recognizing psychopathology 8. Cognitive and behavioral interventions 9. Relaxation techniques 10. Imagery 11. Pain and its management 12. Terminating the therapeutic relationship Section 3: Working with Specific Client Populations 13. Traumatic brain injury and stroke 14. Spinal cord injury 15. Cardiovascular and respiratory conditions 16. Injury from sport, exercise and physical activity 17. Arthritides 18. Functional somatic syndromes 19. Personality disorders 20. Terminal illness
