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Simonton, O. Carl

Getting well again : a step-by-step, self-help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families / O. Carl Simonton, Stephanie Matthews-Simonton, James Creighton. - New York : Bantam Books, c1978. - x, 287 pages : 18 cm illustrations ;

Bibliography: p. [249]-263.

Mind-body connection: a psychological approach to cancer treatment --
Mysteries of healing: the individual and his beliefs --
Search for the causes of cancer --
Link between stress and illness --
Personality, stress, and cancer --
Expectations about cancer and their effects on recovery --
Whole-person model of cancer recovery --
Program: putting it to work --
Participating in your health --
"Benefits" of illness --
Learning to relax and visualize recovery --
Value of positive mental images --
Overcoming resentment --
Creating the future: setting goals --
Finding your inner guide to health --
Managing pain --
Exercise --
Coping with fears of recurrence and death --
Family support system -

ISBN: 9780553280333

LCCN: 77082876

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cancer--Psychological aspects.
Mind and body.
Imagery (Psychology)
Mental healing.