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BTEC National Health and Social Care Student Book 1
Marilyn Billingham | Pamela Davenport | Hilary Talman | Nicola Matthews | Beryl Stretch | Author
(2016)
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BTEC National Health and Social Care Student Book 1
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Acknowledgement | ii | ||
| Contents | iii | ||
| Introduction | iv | ||
| Chapter 1: Human Lifespan Development | 1 | ||
| A: Human growth and development through the life stages | 3 | ||
| A1 Physical development across the life stages | 3 | ||
| Physical development in infancy and early childhood | 5 | ||
| A2 Intellectual development across the life stages | 12 | ||
| A3 Emotional development across the life stages | 18 | ||
| A4 Social development across the life stages | 24 | ||
| B: Factors affecting human growth and development | 31 | ||
| B1 The nature/nurture debate | 31 | ||
| B2 Genetic factors that affect development | 32 | ||
| B3 Environmental factors that affect development | 38 | ||
| B4 Social factors that affect development | 43 | ||
| B5 Economic factors that affect development | 47 | ||
| B6 Major life events that affect development | 52 | ||
| C: Effects of ageing | 57 | ||
| C1 The physical changes of ageing | 57 | ||
| C2 The psychological changes of ageing | 62 | ||
| C3 The societal effects of an ageing population | 66 | ||
| Chapter 2: Working in Health and Social Care | 77 | ||
| A: The roles and responsibilities of people who work in the health and social care sector | 80 | ||
| Roles of people who work in health and social care settings | 80 | ||
| Responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings | 86 | ||
| Specific responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings | 94 | ||
| Multi-disciplinary working in the health and social care sector | 109 | ||
| Monitoring the work of people in health and care settings | 110 | ||
| B: The roles of organisations in the health and social care sector | 112 | ||
| Roles of organisations in providing health and social care services | 112 | ||
| Issues that affect access to services | 119 | ||
| Ways organisations represent the interests of service users | 121 | ||
| Roles of organisations that regulate and inspect health and social care services | 123 | ||
| Responsibilities of organisations towards people who work in health and social care settings | 132 | ||
| C: Working with people with specific needs in the health and social care sector | 134 | ||
| People with specific needs | 134 | ||
| Working practices | 138 | ||
| Chapter 3: Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care | 149 | ||
| A: The structure and organisation of the human body | 151 | ||
| How cells work | 151 | ||
| Characteristics of tissues | 156 | ||
| The structure and function of body organs | 164 | ||
| Energy in the body | 165 | ||
| Human genetics | 167 | ||
| B: The structure, function and disorders of body systems | 171 | ||
| Homeostatic mechanisms | 171 | ||
| The structures, function and main disorders of the cardiovascular system | 179 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the respiratory system | 188 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the skeletal system | 193 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the muscular system | 196 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the digestive system | 199 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the nervous system | 207 | ||
| The structure, function and main disorders of the endocrine system | 209 | ||
| The structure, functions and disorders of the lymphatic and immune systems | 213 | ||
| Structure, function and disorders of the renal system | 215 | ||
| The structure, function and disorders of the reproductive system | 218 | ||
| C: Medical research | 225 | ||
| How data are collected and used | 225 | ||
| Chapter 5: Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs | 233 | ||
| A: Examine principles, values and skills which underpin meeting the care and support needs of individuals | 236 | ||
| Promoting equality, diversity and preventing discrimination | 236 | ||
| Skills and personal attributes required for developing relationships with individuals | 239 | ||
| Empathy and establishing trust with individuals | 243 | ||
| B: Examine the ethical issues involved when providing care and support to meet individual needs | 246 | ||
| Ethical issues and approaches | 246 | ||
| Legislation and guidance on conflicts of interest, balancing resources and minimising risk | 251 | ||
| C: Investigate the principles behind enabling individuals with care and support needs to overcome challenges | 256 | ||
| Enabling individuals to overcome challenges | 256 | ||
| Promoting personalisation | 264 | ||
| Communication techniques | 267 | ||
| D: Investigate the roles of professionals and how they work together to provide the care and support necessary to meet individual needs | 276 | ||
| How agencies work together to meet individual care and support needs | 276 | ||
| Roles and responsibilities of key professionals on multi-disciplinary teams | 279 | ||
| Maintaining confidentiality | 282 | ||
| Managing information | 286 | ||
| Chapter 7: Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care | 295 | ||
| A: Examine how a duty of care contributes to safe practice in health and social care settings | 298 | ||
| Duty of care | 298 | ||
| Complaints procedures | 302 | ||
| B: Understand how to recognise and respond to concerns about abuse and neglect in health and social care settings | 308 | ||
| Types and signs of abuse and neglect | 309 | ||
| Factors that could contribute to an individual being vulnerable to abuse or neglect | 317 | ||
| Responding to concerns of suspected abuse or neglect | 319 | ||
| Reducing the likelihood of abuse and neglect | 323 | ||
| C: Investigate the influence of health and safety legislation and policies in health and social care settings | 327 | ||
| Health and safety legislation and policies in health and social care | 327 | ||
| Influence of legislation and policies on health and social care practice | 331 | ||
| D: Explore procedures and responsibilities to maintain health and safety and respond to accidents and emergencies in health and social care settings | 336 | ||
| Procedures to maintain health and safety | 336 | ||
| Procedures for responding to accidents and emergencies | 342 | ||
| Health and safety responsibilities | 344 | ||
| Chapter 10: Sociological Perspectives | 349 | ||
| A: Understand how sociological concepts and perspectives are applied to the study of health and social care | 352 | ||
| Concepts and terminology used within sociology | 352 | ||
| The key sociological perspectives | 363 | ||
| B: Examine how sociological approaches support understanding of models and concepts of health | 369 | ||
| The biomedical model of health and alternatives | 369 | ||
| The concepts of health, ill health and disability | 371 | ||
| C: Examine how social inequalities, demographic change and patterns and trends affect health and social care delivery | 374 | ||
| Inequalities within society | 374 | ||
| Demographic change and data | 380 | ||
| Patterns and trends in health and ill health within social groups | 385 | ||
| Chapter 11: Psychological Perspectives | 391 | ||
| A: Examine how psychological perspectives contribute to the understanding of human development and behaviour | 394 | ||
| Principal psychological perspectives as applied to the understanding of development and behaviour | 394 | ||
| Application of psychological perspectives to health and social care practice | 406 | ||
| Contribution of psychological perspectives to the understanding of specific behaviours | 413 | ||
| B: Examine the contribution of psychological perspectives to the management and treatment of service users’ specific behaviours | 415 | ||
| Factors that affect human development and specific behaviours | 415 | ||
| Contribution of psychological perspectives to the management of behaviours | 416 | ||
| Contribution of psychological perspectives to the treatment of behaviours | 420 | ||
| C: Examine how psychological perspectives are applied in health and social care settings | 423 | ||
| Behaviour of service users in health and social care settings | 423 | ||
| Practices in health and social care settings | 428 | ||
| Chapter 14: Physiological Disorders and their Care | 433 | ||
| A: Investigate the causes and effects of physiological disorders | 436 | ||
| Types of physiological disorders and effects on body systems and functions | 436 | ||
| Causes of physiological disorders | 443 | ||
| Signs and symptoms of physiological disorders | 450 | ||
| B: Examine the investigation and diagnosis of physiological disorders | 453 | ||
| Investigative procedures for physiological disorders | 453 | ||
| Diagnostic procedures for physiological disorders | 457 | ||
| C: Examine treatment and support for service users with physiological disorders | 459 | ||
| Provision of treatment and support | 459 | ||
| Types of carers and care settings | 461 | ||
| D: Develop a treatment plan for service users with physiological disorders to meet their needs | 467 | ||
| Care methods and strategies | 468 | ||
| Treatment plan processes | 469 | ||
| Glossary | 477 | ||
| Index | 483 |