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Coping with Cancer, 2002.
This paper studies the effects of state of mind on health, focusing on optimism and pessimism with respect to cancer.
1,730 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper begins by explaining the claim that pessimistic perception of problems induces stress and, that if a cancer patient is optimistic, s/he has a better chance of survival. The hypothesis that optimism can benefit cancer patients is stated and the method of study (use of sociological references and studies) is discussed. Some background of the psychological and biological workings and effects of stress is given and the relationship between cancer and stress is investigated. The results of the study are revealed and explained. The paper concludes by summing up the findings of the study and by listing the advantages and disadvantages of the method of study.
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Statement of the Problem
Method of Study
Results of Study
Conclusion
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"An increasing amount of research links negative and positive emotional states to wellness or ill health. The negative or pessimistic emotions seem to have a negative effect on the immune system and on general health. Pessimism has been shown to be unhealthy and have adverse effects on health, including increasing the risk of cancer and preventing recovery from the disease. On the other hand, positive or optimistic emotions have been shown to strengthen immune function and bring good health. (Gillman, 1989)"
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Cancer and the State of Mind, 2002.
A paper which examines how optimism and pessimism relate to stress and coping with cancer.
1,700 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 55.95
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The paper shows that an increasing amount of research links negative and positive emotional states to wellness or ill health. The negative or pessimistic emotions seem to have a negative effect on the immune system and on general health. This paper discusses how pessimism has been shown to be unhealthy and have adverse effects on health, including increasing the risk of cancer and preventing recovery from the disease. On the other hand, positive or optimistic emotions have been shown to strengthen immune functions and bring about good health. The paper examines research that suggests optimism has a positive association with better mental and physical health, as well as coping with stress and therefore helps cancer patients deal better with their illness.
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"Often the exact same circumstances may devastate one person, barely concern another, and be seen as an interesting challenge by a third person. This all depends on the person?s attitude. In recent years, cancer treatment centers have given patients a new prescription: "have a positive mental attitude," "believe in yourself," "look for the best in people," ?be optimistic? and so on. This is based on common sense and on research that a pessimistic attitude can create problems.
Our attitudes influence our behavior and vice versa (Sears, Peplau, Freedman & Taylor, 1988). Attitude is defined as a manner, disposition, or feeling about a person, situation, or thing."
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Coping with Autism, 2004.
A review of coping strategies for parents of autistic children.
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 31.95
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This paper is a literature review on coping strategies for parents and caregivers of autistic children. The paper studies the issue from theoretical and empirical perspectives. The paper reviews the perspectives of coping theorists, and details their theoretical framework. The paper concludes with a discussion of other coping strategies.
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"In this chapter, coping strategies will be explored from theoretical and empirical perspectives. As defined by Lazarus and Folkman, coping strategies are defined as methods employed by people to deal with situations that require..."
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The Lazarus Model: Stress and Coping, 2008.
The author of this essay uses personal experience to evaluate the Lazarus model of stress and coping.
1,227 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This essay states that the Lazarus' model is a very concise theory that explains how individuals try to make sense of a stressful situation from the initial impact of the event forward. It details the primary and secondary appraisals implemented to assess the event and promotes the idea that coping resources held by the individual affected are utilized to assist in overcoming the experience. Through personal experience, the author shows that overall, the Lazarus Model provided a clear understanding of the experience and the coping mechanisms used, either consciously or unconsciously to cope with trauma.
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Description of the Incident
Description of My Emotional Experience
How Lazurus' Model Helps Make Sense of This Experience
The Aspects of My Experience Lazarus' Model Fails to Explain
How Lazarus' Model Could be Modified to Fit My Experience
Conclusion
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"When assessing my coping resources via the secondary appraisal phase in Lazarus' model, I discovered my coping mechanisms were quite healthy. I was able to take control of the situation and the stressors involved by realizing that future harm of this nature could be avoided by ending the toxic relationship I was in. Further, I realized the challenges faced by experiencing such a trauma could be turned into positive benefits, as from this negative transaction, I received all the strength and knowledge I could glean from this experience."
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Qualitative Grounded Theory and Coping Strategies, 2005.
Examines coping strategies used by relatives with those suffering from OCD.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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In 'Coping Strategies Used by the Relatives of People with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder', Stengler, Wenzke, Trosbach, Dietrich, and Angermeyer (2004) collectively conducted a qualitative study of the coping mechanisms employed by the family members of individuals who suffer from OCD. This essay attempts to understand as fully as possible the burden that is placed on those individuals in caring for OCD victims both in the sense of responsibility but also psychosocial ramifications.
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Coping Mechanisms to Survive, 2004.
An analysis of the theme of coping mechanisms in Tim O' Brien's, "The Things They Carried".
1,521 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper examines how, during the Vietnam War, soldiers were not exposed to the traditional coping mechanisms of our American society, as illustrated in Tim O?Brien?s "The Things They Carried". It looks at how these men were forced to discover and invent new ways to deal with the pressures of war, using only the resources they had in the Vietnamese jungle. It was not possible for any soldier to carry many items or burdens with them, but if something was a necessity, a way was found to carry it, and coping mechanisms were a necessity to survive the war.
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"The conditions of war can be enough to drive a person to the edge of insanity, causing him or her to need something personal to bring them back to reality. They were in the war twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and the securities that each soldier had were the only things that kept them sane. Lt. Jimmy Cross repeatedly had thoughts and visions of Martha, left at home. He would read the letters she sent him and wonder about her as a tactic to keep him connected with the real world and the life he had left."
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Coping Strategies for Stress, 2002.
Presents an exploration of stress and coping strategies for stress.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper examines what stress is, both positive and negative, looks at the history of how society has typically dealt with stress, and then discusses several of the commonly recommended coping strategies that are used in the mental health field.
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"For many years, the mental health profession has studied stress and its impact on people. After watching how stress occurs, who it affects and what it means, experts have agreed that stress is an unavoidable fact of life. Following this decision, the experts then moved to define types of stress. Since it cannot be avoided, it became important to identify whether it is negative or positive and then figure out how to handle it. Today, the focus is no longer on denying its existence, but instead on developing coping strategies to lessen the negative impact it might otherwise have on one?s life."
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"Coping with Life Challenges", 2005.
A book critique of the popular self-help book "Coping with Life Challenges" by Chris Kleinke.
1,147 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 39.95
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A self-help book is one that presents practical ideas which an individual, family, group, organization, or community may use to improve its well being in one or more of the following realms: emotional, intellectual, interpersonal/social, physical and political. This paper examines how the book "Coping with Life Challenges", meets these criteria and the author explains how the book has helped him personally.
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"Chapters six through eight address loneliness, anxiety, and anger. These feelings are again, very common, however may not be a daily occurrence. Each chapter explains the emotion in depth, includes personal quizzes, and address multiple ways to deal with such situations. These chapters were not as relevant to me as a reader because I am not a stressed out, angry, lonely person. Granted, I cannot generalize these feelings into one irritable being, but overall - I experience little stress and anger and I am generally happily surrounded with close friends. I did find it helpful to read these chapters because it allowed me to better associate with others. "
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Coping with the Pressures of Life, 2002.
An analysis of two literary works illustrating different methods of coping with daily pressures.
825 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the economic, social and moral pressures on the Younger family in "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry and on Miss Emily Griersen in "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner. It discusses how the characters in each work cope with these pressures.
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"Faulkner describes Miss Emily as a town tradition and obligation. No one knew exactly why, but the mayor, Colonel Sartoris, had excused her taxes dating from the death of her father in 1894, therefore for decades she never received a tax notice. When the new generation took over the city duties and found no written record of this arrangement, they tried their best to serve her notice, but she simply waved them off (Faulkner 1995). She was a Griersen and socially above any one in the town. She was a spinster by the time her father died, although she did in her middle years have a suitor of sorts for a time. Everyone thought they had married. He was seen entering the house, although he was never seen again (Faulkner 1995). Miss Emily taught china painting classes for several years to support herself. When pupils stopped coming, she was seldom, if ever seen outside her house again."
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Coping with the Holocaust, 1992.
An examination of the experiences of Jewish suffering in death camps and survivors' coping methods including guilt, rage, therapy, recovery, denial and survivors' children's experiences.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 6 sources, $ 79.95
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"This study will examine various aspects of the coping experiences of Jews during and after the Holocaust. The study will consider specifics of the suffering of the Jews, the definition of a survivor, and the clinical symptomology of the victims of the Holocaust.
The thesis of the study is that while moral injustices inflicted upon the Jews during the Holocaust affected the Jews psychologically, many Jews nevertheless learned to deal with the memories in order to live their lives in a more or less normal fashion years after the destruction was over.
Jack Porter, writing in the Bulka.edited issue of The Journal of Psychology and Judaism, writes: ''Before the outbreak of World War II, there were about 8.8 million Jews living in Europe. Approximately..."
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"Coping with Depression", 2005.
Book review of Sharon Carter and Lawrence Clayton's book, "Coping with Depression".
1,535 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper describes the subject of this book, its targeted audience, and the overall approach the authors use to discuss the topic of depression. The paper also highlights the book's positive and negative aspects.
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"Depression could be, well, a depressing subject matter to deal with, over the course of an entire 158 page text. However, by emphasizing positive coping strategies that can be adopted by sufferers of depression and the friends and loved ones of those going through a depressed period in their lives, Coping with Depression by Sharon Carter and Lawrence Clayton. (Hazeldon, 1995), manages to avoid this potential stylistic pitfall. In fact, if anything, it errs on the side of excessive cheerfulness."
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Coping with Stress, 2002.
A study on recognizing stress and how to cope with it.
947 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the issues involved with stress management. The paper outlines symptoms of stress and provides suggestions on how to avoid or deal with stressful situations. The paper describes different methods people employ for coping with stress. Various types of stress are illustrated.
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"Stress occurs whenever an individual is faced with a tense or threatening situation that requires or demands adjustment and behavioural change. When stress occurs, it is vital that an individual learns how to adjust, failing which there is the very real risk of prolonged stress ultimately leading to psychological and physical disorders. Adjustment refers to the process of coping with stress by balancing our needs and desires against the demands of the situation and making decisions based on realistic options that are available (Understanding Psychology, Chapter 11)."
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Coping with Serious Illness, 2002.
A literature review to discover how patients cope with serious illness through various methods.
974 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 34.95
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As the medical field develops in treating dangerous illnesses, there are more and more serious health hazards that plague the earth's population. Many patients with serious illnesses involve other members of their social and familial circle, thereby increasing the gravity of the situation. This paper presents a review of literature pertaining to coping with serious illness and the methods available. The author then summarizes the findings and discusses its implications.
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"Perhaps the most important discovery in the field of medical sciences where serious illness is concerned is the use of spiritual treatment. As more and more medical professionals get into contact with terminally ill individuals, they find that they inevitably become involved in their treatment as well as help them cope with the disease. In an article in Holistic Nursing Practice [1997] for example, the author studies the behavior of AIDS patients and nurses who were responsible for their treatment indicated that spiritual healing is contributory to better health, even though it does not mean that they survive the illness. It harmonizes the process of coping with a serious illness like AIDS. As a result, the author proposes the help of holistic nursing as a cure for serious illness treatment."
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Coping with Terrorism, 2003.
Examines the ways in which countries and people worldwide have learned to cope with terrorism.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 10 sources, $ 63.95
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Discusses how people create a sanctuary to shield themselves and their families, various examples of coping strategies, and the importance of hospitality in a family home.
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"On September 11, 2001, the United States experienced a terrorist attack that left thousands of people dead and millions more fearful that terrorism, previously believed to be largely confined to other regions of the world, ..."
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