Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 230 g
Buch, Englisch, 133 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 230 g
Reihe: Contributions to Psychology and Medicine
ISBN: 978-1-4613-8565-3
Verlag: Springer
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
1 Breast Cancer and Its Treatment.- History.- Etiology.- Pathology.- Treatment.- The Public Image of Cancer.- 2 The Stress of Breast Cancer.- Adjustment in Mastectomy Patients.- The Threat of Cancer.- The Loss of the Breast.- Radiotherapy.- Adjuvant Systemic Therapy.- 3 Coping with Stress.- Ways of Coping: A General Outline.- Studies of Coping in Cancer Patients.- A Coping Schema.- Coping and Adjustment.- 4 The Surgeon’s Role.- Controlling and Treating the Disease.- Power and Dependency Within the Relationship.- Information: The General Case.- Cancer: To Tell or Not to Tell.- Meeting the Patient’s Emotional Needs.- 5 Psychological Support: Sources Other than the Surgeon.- Counselling and Therapeutic Interventions.- Social Support.- 6 Cancer Attitudes and Related Behavior.- Delay: A General Analysis.- Studies of Delay by Cancer Patients.- The Value of Breast Self-Examination and Screening.- Changing Attitudes and Behavior.- A General Model.- 7 Cancer: A Psychosomatic Disease?.- Stress and General Illness Susceptibility.- Psychosocial Variables and Cancer: Retrospective Studies.- Methodological Criticisms and Prospective Studies.- New Directions.- 8 Implications for the Care of the Breast Cancer Patient.- A Shift in Emphasis.- Reducing the Stress of Breast Cancer.- Alternative Treatments and Clinical Trials.- References.