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Life with chronic illness : social and psychological dimensions

Author: Ariela Royer
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Ariela Royer
ISBN: 0275961230 9780275961237
OCLC Number: 38281345
Description: xiv, 211 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Chronic illness: an overview --
pt. I. Characteristics and consequences of chronic illness. Uncertainty: a key characteristic of chronic illness --
The stigma of chronic illness --
Social isolation: a major consequence --
pt. II. Managing chronic illness: adaptation. Adaptation as distinguished from coping --
Factors influencing adaptation --
pt. III. Living with chronic illness: normalization. Factors affecting normalization --
Behavioral strategies of normalization --
Cognitive strategies of normalization --
pt. IV. Crucial dilemma for chronically ill persons. The struggle for identity: lessons from the chronically ill --
Needed changes for health care.
Responsibility: Ariela Royer.

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