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Peer reviewedGibbs, Harriett Weidman; Achterberg-Lawlis, Jeanne – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1978
Results indicate cancer patients depend strongly on perceived strength of religious beliefs and values in coping with imminent death. Low fear of death was associated with previous experience with a dying person. Death anxiety scale score for cancer patients was significantly lower than for other populations. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Cancer, Coping, Counseling Effectiveness
Peer reviewedLayne, Christopher; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1985
Tested accuracy of motivational theory of depression for adjustment disorder with depressed mood in 48 patients with terminal and nonterminal cancer. Results supported motivational theory: cancer patients exhibited low expectations and low values; hence, they were unmotivated and depressed. (NRB)
Descriptors: Adults, Cancer, Depression (Psychology), Emotional Adjustment
