Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Social Stigma, Mastectomy, Classical Conditioning
16 Dec 2017
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Lecture 7 - chronic and life threatening illnesses. Chronic condition: a condition that doesn"t go away or get better. Acute illnesses: an illness with a defined beginning and end. Chronic conditions are accompanied by a lot of emotional distress. Many people feel; anger, depression and fear. The range of symptom-related experiences for people with chronic illnesses: Oncology: the study and treatment of cancer. Site of cancer: types of cancer as defined by the location of the tumour. Involves uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which often form a tumour: metastasized when abnormal cells spread from original site to other parts of the body. Early detection reduces likelihood that the cancer will have metastasized. 40% of all canadian women and 45% of men will develop cancer. 186 4000 cases of cancer and 75 700 deaths (2012) 2nd is colorectal cancer: males generally have higher rates o o. Rates of all cancers except lung has dropped since 1979.
