Coping effectively with spinal cord inuries : a group program : workbook / Paul Kennedy
- Author
- Kennedy, Paul, 1959-
- Published
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2009]
- Copyright Date
- ©2009
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Series
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Welcome!; Chapter 2 Session 1: Introduction to Stress and Coping; Chapter 3 Session 2: Assessing and Managing Stress; Chapter 4 Session 3: Problem Solving; Chapter 5 Session 4: Managing Emotions; Chapter 6 Session 5: Changing Negative Thinking; Chapter 7 Session 6: Maladaptive/Adaptive Coping; Chapter 8 Session 7: Social Support (Final Session); Appendix of Forms
- Summary
- For individuals who have suffered a spinal cord injury, it is a struggle to know how to assess and cope with such a life-changing event. The coping strategies that a person employs can have an enormous impact on their mental well-being and long-term health. Approach focused coping, in which the individual accepts and seeks to understand their condition, results in a sense of mastery, self-efficacy, and post traumatic growth. Conversely, avoidance focused coping can lead to anxiety, depression, self neglect, and substance abuse problems. Approximately 50% will meet the diagnostic criteria for d.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780199713028 (electronic bk.)
0199713022 (electronic bk.)
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