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Topic Week 1 - Foundation To Psychosocial Aspects For Health Professionals
Topic Week 1 - Foundation To Psychosocial Aspects For Health Professionals
Dignity is:
• about being treated as an individual with respect and compassion
• giving information.
DIGNITY
DIGNITY IS:
1. Kindness
2. Respect
3. Compassion
FORMS OF DIGNITY
1. Human Dignity (external): Physical care and respect for the individual.
“I was given a room with a bed and linen plus I had people to talk to. This was in sharp
contrast to my first experience, I was locked in an empty room with no bed or linen but just
1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Non-maleficence
4. Justice
1. Autonomy
Psychological
Biological Feedback Loops Emphasis on
Emphasis on biological psychological factors, i.e.
processes (i.e., early childhood
genetics) experience and self-
concept
1. Psychodynamic Theories
2. Behavioral Theories
3. Cognitive Theories
1. PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORIES
(Sigmund Freud 1856 –1939)