Current technology enables people to cope with grief through participation in online support groups from the comfort and privacy of their home. The three aspects of grief are emotional, physical, and behavioral. Facing the void left and dealing with the feelings of isolation after the loss of a loved one can be accomplished through online support…

Many positive benefits can be obtained through participation in risk, challenge, or adventure activities: (1) emotional release; (2) social interaction; (3) expanded perspective; (4) expanded personal limits; and (5) singleness of mind or attention. Participating in these activities also often helps to develop stress management skills. (CJ)

The author defines adjustment, particularly as it relates to the disabled; and reviews approaches which focus on the psychological adjustment of the person in response to the disability. Three categories of approaches are considered--person-oriented approaches, socioenvironmental approaches, and an integrative approach. (SB)

Compared Behavior Therapy (BT), self-relaxation (SR), transcendental meditation (TM), and a waiting-list control group (WL) on measures of cardiovascular and subjective stress response. Results indicate that BT and SR were more effective than either TM or WL in reducing cardiovascular stress response. (Author)

Summarizes some of the major areas of concern in the study of the child's relationship with, and awareness of, death. An explanation of the changes in the child's conception is presented, followed by sections on the fatally ill and bereaved child. (Author)

Individual differences in adjusting to or coping with blindness appear related to the presence or absence of certain irrational belief statements about this disability. Mythology regarding blind people is discussed and methods by which individuals can rid themselves of or be helped to eliminate these irrational beliefs are described. (Author)

Psychosocial crises may inhibit the ability of adolescent students to meet the demands of nursing curriculum and to develop the skills of reflective practice. Educational and clinical support for young nursing students is recommended. (SK)

Provides an overview of disability in families. The goal of the article is to raise awareness of the status of people with disabilities and their families to develop culturally relevant psychological support. An international literature review is provided with consideration of cultural meanings of disability, preparation for dealing with…

This commencement speech encourages graduates to aspire to moral and intellectual integrity, asserting that i they are well educated, they will experience failure as well as success and know that failing does not make them failures. It encourages graduates to neither underestimate nor overestimate themselves and to learn to cope as inhabitants of…

Phenomenological methods were used to explore the experience of grief after bereavement. Nine bereaved adults volunteered to participate in interviews in which they discussed their experience of grief after the death of a loved one. An analysis of the interviews revealed the following themes in the experience of grief after bereavement: Coping,…

Family therapists offer a valuable but underutilized resource for families affected by cancer. This article reviews a number of clinical interventions directed toward the following four core strategies: (a) enhancing communication and emotional contact, (b) accommodating structural changes within the family, (c) facilitating a sense of meaning,…

This study focused on one question: Do caregiver responses--emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, appraisal of burden, and appraisal of satisfaction--mediate or moderate the effects of caregiving stress on psychological well-being? Findings indicate that development of interventions that focus on how caregivers appraise their situation,…

Hospital nursing managers (n=31) in a rural Texas hospital completed a self-paced module on stress and hardiness (beliefs related to control, commitment, and challenge). Pre/posttest scores showed the module had a significant effect on understanding of stress and coping and increased their hardiness levels. (Contains 25 references.) (SK)

Examined sources of stress for women (N=162) in administrative/managerial positions to determine whether these sources were different from those for men (N=153) in equal positions, and from those for women (N=268) in non-managerial positions. Found women perceived higher levels of stress than men; women non-managers higher levels of stress than…

Parents of 30 children with phenylketonuria, classified as being in good or poor dietary control, engaged in verbal and written problem-solving situations under conditions of both high and low time-pressure induced stress. Overall, compliant parents gave higher quality verbal and written problem-solving solutions than noncompliant parents.…