Psychology 2036A/B Lecture : Psychology Notes
22 Apr 2012
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People with chronic illnesses need good social support. Symptoms that are constant produce discouragement and fear, symptoms that are in remission produce hope, symptoms that are unpredictably erratic produce anger and frustration, and symptoms that are relentlessly progressive produce exhaustion and a sense of being overwhelmed. Cancer: involves uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which often form a tumour. Cancer is metastasized when abnormal cells spread from the original site to other parts of the body. Cancer cells grow too quickly for the immune system to attack them. Some people are able to turn their lives around so much that they can improve their immunes and spontaneously go into remission. There are many forms of cancer with different symptoms. The most common types are lung, breast, prostate, and colorectal. The lifetime probability of getting cancer is 40% for males and 36% for females. Psychological responses to cancer: a cancer diagnosis often brings psychological responses and emotional distress.
