Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- How to use this book -- Part one Understanding Ourselves and Others -- 1 Self-awareness and reflective practice -- 2 The self-system -- 3 The development of the self in childhood -- Focus on clinical practice: children's reactions to separation -- 4 Evaluating and protecting the self -- Part two Reactions to Change, Challenging Events and Loss -- 5 Stress, appraisal and coping -- 6 Anxiety in clinical practice -- 7 Anger and aggression in clinical practice -- 8 Depression in clinical practice -- Focus on clinical practice: the myth of ageing and inevitable decline -- 9 Dying, bereavement and loss -- Part three Promoting and Maintaining Health -- 10 Health protective behaviour -- Focus on clinical practice: quality of life -- 11 Compliance and non-compliance with medical advice -- Part four Psycho-physiology: The Relationship Between Mind and Body -- 12 Psycho-physiological reactions to acute and chronic stress -- Focus on clinical practice: stress and self-awareness -- 13 Personality type and disease -- 14 Psychological perspectives on pain -- Part five Applying Psychological Knowledge in Clinical Practice -- 15 Building and applying a psychological framework in clinical practice -- Glossary -- References -- Index.