Psychological Aspects of Cancer (eBook)
XIV, 419 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-1-4614-4866-2 (ISBN)
Psychological Aspects of Cancer: A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Cancer, Their Causes and Their Management opens with two essays on the biological basis of emotion/mental-driven body processes and disease. The consequence of such considerations is that since thoughts and emotions can be modulated and changed by health care professionals, psychological counseling should be seen not only as a way to help patients cope, but possibly to influence the disease itself. A unique overview of a key area of cancer care, this important title then proceeds to offer a section on genetic predispositions to cancer and the psychological considerations involved in screening and pre-emptive therapies and decision-making in cancer therapy. A third section deals with the philosophical and religious underpinnings of psychological factors involved in coping with disease state stressors and the roles of hope in coping. The fourth section is an acknowledgement that patients with cancer live in a social context, which often includes a partner and/or caregiver. The fifth section includes several essays on aspects and modalities of care-giving that are designed to help patients coping with their cancer and its aftermath, which increasingly extends for years. An important title covering key aspects of one of the most troubling disorders of our time, Psychological Aspects of Cancer: A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Cancer, Their Causes and Their Management will provide the busy practitioner with cutting edge knowledge as well as practical information that can translate into better care for patients with cancer.
Psychological Aspects of Cancer: A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Cancer, Their Causes and Their Management opens with two essays on the biological basis of emotion/mental-driven body processes and disease. The consequence of such considerations is that since thoughts and emotions can be modulated and changed by health care professionals, psychological counseling should be seen not only as a way to help patients cope, but possibly to influence the disease itself. A unique overview of a key area of cancer care, this important title then proceeds to offer a section on genetic predispositions to cancer and the psychological considerations involved in screening and pre-emptive therapies and decision-making in cancer therapy. A third section deals with the philosophical and religious underpinnings of psychological factors involved in coping with disease state stressors and the roles of hope in coping. The fourth section is an acknowledgement that patients with cancer live in a social context, which often includes a partner and/or caregiver. The fifth section includes several essays on aspects and modalities of care-giving that are designed to help patients coping with their cancer and its aftermath, which increasingly extends for years. An important title covering key aspects of one of the most troubling disorders of our time, Psychological Aspects of Cancer: A Guide to Emotional and Psychological Consequences of Cancer, Their Causes and Their Management will provide the busy practitioner with cutting edge knowledge as well as practical information that can translate into better care for patients with cancer.
Chapter 1: Psychoneuroimmunology and Cancer: Incidence, progression, and quality of lifeChapter 2: Inflammation, Chronic Disease and Cancer: Is Psychological Distress the Common Thread?Chapter 3: Psychological aspects of hereditary cancer and risk counseling and genetic testing Chapter 4: Mastectomy to Prevent Breast Cancer: Psychosocial Aspects of Women’s Decision Making Chapter 5: Decision Aids in Advanced CancerChapter 6: Cancer Fatalism: Attitudes Toward Screening and CareChapter 7: Positive Psychology Perspectives across the Cancer Continuum: Meaning, Spirituality, and GrowthChapter 8: Stress, Coping, and HopeChapter 9: Religiousness and Spirituality in Coping with CancerChapter 10: Controversies in Psycho-OncologyChapter 11: Psychosocial Interventions for Couples Coping With Cancer: A Systematic ReviewChapter 12: The impact of cancer and its therapies on body image and sexuality Chapter 13: Cancer CaregivershipChapter 14: Psychosocial Interventions in Cancer Chapter 15: Quality of LifeChapter 16: Exercise for Cancer Patients: Treatment of Side Effects and Quality of LifeChapter 17: Use of the Classic Hallucinogen Psilocybin for Treatment of Existential Distress Associated with CancerChapter 18: The placebo and nocebo effect in cancer treatmentChapter 19: Psychological Factors and Survivorship: A Focus on Post-Treatment Cancer SurvivorsChapter 20: Complementary Mind-Body Therapies in Cancer Chapter 21: End-of-Life Communication in Cancer CareChapter 22: The intersection between cancer and caregiver survivorshipChapter 23: Resources for Cancer PatientsChapter 24: Bringing It All Together
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.12.2012 |
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| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 419 p. 17 illus., 11 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Allgemeinmedizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie | |
| Schlagworte | Cancer • Depression • holistic • Integrative • Oncology • Psychiatry • Psychology |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4614-4866-2 / 1461448662 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4614-4866-2 / 9781461448662 |
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