Intrusive cognitions
Benefit finding
Non-insulin dependent diabetes (Type II)
Cognitive reappraisal and restructuring
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Phenomenologically
Cardiac invalidism
Chronic condition
Metastasized
Antiemetic medication
Global measures of quality of life
Radiation therapy
Myocardial ischemia
Anger
Multidimensional measures of quality of life
Adjuvant therapy
Chemotherapy
Angioplasty
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Denial
Protease inhibitor
Post-traumatic growth
Family-oriented care
Anticipatory nausea
Gestational diabetes
Emotional-approach coping
Insulin-dependent diabetes (Type I)
Quality of life
Highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART)
Emotion-focused coping
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, or bypass surgery)
Acute illness
Sites of cancer
Problem-focused coping
Radical surgery
Hypoglycemia
Social comparison
Help-intended communication
Navigator
Oncology
Disfigurement
Therapy used in conjunction with other therapy
A procedure in which healthy arteries from other parts of the body, often the legs, are grafted into the coronary artery system to bypass blocked arteries
Monitoring the opinions and experiences of others to determine what is right and wrong, normal and abnormal; also subsequent use of this information to help with decision making
Therapy sometimes used with cardiac patients, in which they learn to think differently about the things that make them angry, and to make behavioural changes such as learning to control their breathing
Medication that can significantly prolong the lives of people living with AIDS
Attitude or technique often referred to as finding the "silver lining in the cloud," which appears to aid in post-traumatic growth
Types of cancer as defined by the location of the tumour
A condition that doesn't go away or get better
The study and treatment of cancer
Coping by facing emotional responses to a disease and dealing effectively with those responses
A reaction that often follows denial when people are confronted with novel and severe trauma, as identified by Kubler-Ross
Anxiety regarding a subsequent heart attack causes patients to curtail their activity levels for more than required by their actual disease status
The extent to which symptoms and treatment affect a person's physical, social, cognitive, and emotional functioning
Positive psychological or lifestyle outcome resulting from an experience with a life-threatening illness
Coping by focusing on ways to reduce the emotional impact of a disease without trying to cure it
A potential physical result of cancer surgery that can have serious psychological consequences
Unwanted thoughts, often visual in nature, related to the patient's ideas about cancer and death
Often a nurse, community health worker, or social worker who helps patients diagnosed with serious illnesses find their way through the sometimes complicated world of hospitals and treatment
A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); after infection, the body's compromised immune system makes it susceptible to a host of other infections
A condition in which a person produces very little or no insulin and as a result is required to take insulin on a daily basis, usually by way of self-administered injection
A general or overall assessment of quality of life without focusing on specific aspects
A lack of blood flow to the heart muscle
Heart attack caused by lack of blood flow to the heart
Assessment that includes specific aspects of quality of life, such as physical, emotional, and social
A temporary condition affecting two to four percent of pregnant women
An illness with a defined beginning and end
According to a person's own report on the phenomenon
A procedure in which a bubble-like device is inserted into the artery at the point of the blockage, thus expanding the artery and allowing for better blood flow
Low blood sugar
Coping by actively addressing the stressors associated with a disease, such as cancer, and its treatment
Treatment used in addition to surgery and/or radiation therapy when it is suspected that cancer has metastasized, or to help prevent it from doing so
A virus that gradually breaks down the body's immune system, making it susceptible to .a host of other infections, eventually resulting in AIDS
Medication intended to reduce nausea and vomiting
In comprehensive cancer care, the family becomes the patient because for virtually every cancer patient there is a family and a collection of close friends who are also affected by the disease
Spread (frequently used to denote the spread of cancer)
Nausea that is felt before a chemotherapy treatment begins, explained in terms of classical conditioning
A form of cancer treatment in which radiation is used to shrink or destroy tumours
A condition in which a person does not produce enough insulin or is not able to use insulin effectively
A coping strategy in which people deny that distressing events exist or that negative emotions are being felt
A treatment for AIDS that has been shown to significantly increase life expectancy
Cancer surgery that requires the removal of a considerable amount of normal tissue
Communication that includes support, especially emotional support
