Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Posttraumatic Growth, Terminal Illness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

Tertiary intervention helping ppl cope with chronic & terminal illness. (chapters 11 & 12) Long-term illnesses, that often have no effective cure: e. g. Part 1: initial reactions: shock (many questions, but no clear answers to these questions). A sense of disorientation & being overwhelmed (can"t think straight, can"t develop clear plans for coping: denial of: More coping strategies the better; no single strategy will be effective for all life challenges: best to have multiple strategies that can be matched to different challenges. Except for denial (which is only beneficial short-term), the coping strategies involve active rather than avoidant responses. These coping strategies help establish a sense of control (p. 320-321). Answer t or f to each of the following. Part 1: thinking of death when we"re healthy: avoidance (avoid thinking about death), anxiety (the death anxiety scale- measures individual differences in anxiety about death). Death anxiety is slightly higher from women.