HCM QUADRANTS AND SUBJECT AREAS not comprehensive


INTERPERSONAL Interpersonal Aspects Individual Psychology Personhood Behaviour Dominant/Submissive Security/Insecurity Self-awareness Self-esteem Gender difference Decision making style Coping style Confidence Beliefs - true/false Sexuality Needs Belongingness Personal space Communication Personal autonomy Expectations	Psychology of ageing Stress Bereavement Process of grief Pathology Confusion Depression Disorientation Processes of Individual change Initiative Motivation Education Learning Memory Life skills Reality Orientation Occupation Development tasks Perception	Group Psychology Family dynamics Marital relationship Group Membership Networks Interactive Processes Relationships Encounters Disengagement Integration/Isolation Loneliness (maybe relative) Submissive to carers Child rearing practices Counselling


SCIENCES Physiology Age Gender Pharmacology Systems/senses Growth development Homeostasis Genetics Exercise Epidemiology Demography Cause/Distribution Age related health Research Morbidity	Science foundation Bacteriology Physics Biochemistry Nutrition Mechanics Technology Procedures Rules Science in nursing Applied physiology Diet Medication Physical attributes Impairment/abnormalities Abilities Disabling factors Normal development Normal age related changes Metabolism	Pathology Forms of disease Infection process Response to disease Response to insult Hypothermia Accidents Falls House safety

SOCIOLOGICAL Norms/Normative control Values Deviance/stigma/disvalued status Beliefs Status Power Socialisation Significant others Roles Family structure Work Employment/unemployment Life chances Living conditions Amenities Pattern of daily life Organisations Leisure Social activities	Social stratification Independence (as valued) Medical Sociology Social causes of diseases Use of health service Institutionalisation Sick people Patient career Ward culture Health beliefs Social context of health care Alternative medicine Acupuncture Homeopathy Folk medicine	Informal carers Cross cultural health issues Cultural determinants Subculture (e.g. travelling folk) Cultural behaviour sickness and death rituals Diet Language Ethnomedicine

POLITICAL Social Policy Voluntary sector Community organisations Action Groups Pressure groups Hospital policies Resource allocation Inequalities in health provision Access to public transport Public buildings Public amenities (including shops) Globalization Geopolitics	Sources of Information Media As leisure As source of information Housing Effects of health Policies Political Awareness Legal Aspects of care Patients rights Decision Making Ethics of intervention Resource allocation (including own time) Power relationships Team (nurse/patient/doctor/others) Social Administration Benefits Welfare Provision - sources of help