Background. Two main psychologic coping styles for dealing with cancer and other health
threats have been identified: monitoring (attending to) or blunting (avoiding) potentially …

This article applies recent developments in cognitive–social theory to health-protective
behavior, articulating a Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing (C-SHIP) model …

Background Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the
consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self …

Written at a post-graduate level, this new volume provides a cumulative overview of the
research available on the pathogenesis of fear and anxiety in youths. Its aim is to give the …

The authors examined predictors of psychological distress among women who were at
increased risk for ovarian cancer. Participants were 103 women who had at least 1 first …

The constructs of repressive adaptive style and avoidant coping (blunting) were assessed as
possible explanatory factors for previously reported findings of lower self-reported …

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The LEA Series in Personality and Clinical Psychology Irving B. Weiner, Editor Exner. Issues and …

Monitoring and blunting styles have become relevant concepts regarding their potential
impact on patients' and doctors' behaviors. The present study aimed at investigating the …

Objective: Though often lifesaving, stem cell transplantation (SCT) is a period of great
distress for both child and parent. Methods: We conducted a double‐blind, placebo …

The authors evaluated the impact of individualized breast cancer risk counseling (BCRC) on
breast-cancer-specific distress and general distress in 239 women with a family history of …