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OverviewThis valuable book combines psychological theories of health with the lived experience of coping with chronic health conditions, focusing on the ""ill person"" as an actor of their own development. It draws on perspectives from developmental and health psychology alongside the author’s personal experience of chronic illness. Bonino considers all aspects of living with illness, from issues that impact on everyday functioning such as pain and fatigue, to the rebuilding of identity through meaningful new goals and effective actions, and the development of therapeutic relationships. Psychological theories are interweaved with descriptions of lived encounters to center the experience of the person living alongside illness and provide insightful points of reference that everyone could try to use when facing the challenges of chronic disease in the course of their daily lives. Coping with Chronic Illness is important reading for those living with chronic health conditions, as well as for healthcare professionals looking to gain awareness of the psychological issues caused by living with illness. It is also of interest for postgraduate students of health psychology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Silvia BoninoPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9780367421526ISBN 10: 0367421526 Pages: 180 Publication Date: 21 December 2020 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Table of contents Preface for this edition Why this book Part I 1. Healthy and ill: equal and different 2. Beyond the myth of perfect health 3. Protagonist of one’s own development 4. Protagonist of one’s own development in chronic disease Part II 5. Why me? 6. Finding meaning 7. Reconstructing identity 8. Self-efficacy: the exercise of control 9. Stress 10. Coping with stress Part III 11. It is all your fault 12. Pain 13. Fatigue 14. Depression 15. Mourning and loss 16. Optimism and happiness 17. Logical thought magical thought 18. Telling the story of one’s illness Part IV 19. The therapeutic relationship 20. Trust 21. Empathy 22. The patient between statistical logic and clinical logic 23. Alternative medicine 24. Confidentiality Part V 25. Us and the others 26. Between visible and invisible 27. Solitude 28. Attachments 29. Work 30. Life and death Part VI 31. Diagnosis: confronting the truth 32. ""I want to do it on my own"" 33. Being ill in the Internet age 34. And life goes on 35. Parents and children Bibliography"ReviewsThis book brings a new vision into the experience of living with chronic disease. Silvia Bonino had the courage and intelligence to put her knowledge as professor of developmental psychology in dialogue with her personal experience to produce a very fine and sensitive description of the processes, emotions, states of mind, strategies and mechanisms of defence of the chronic patient. It offers both a critical and constructive look at the intervention of different health personnel, highlighting the need for better communication between professionals and patients. An indispensable book for both caregivers and chronically ill! Michel Born, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium This book brings a new vision into the experience of living with chronic disease. Silvia Bonino had the courage and intelligence to put her knowledge as professor of developmental psychology in dialogue with her personal experience to produce a very fine and sensitive description of the processes, emotions, states of mind, strategies and mechanisms of defence of the chronic patient. It offers both a critical and constructive look at the intervention of different health personnel, highlighting the need for better communication between professionals and patients. An indispensable book for both caregivers and chronically ill! Michel Born, Professor, University of Liege, Belgium Author InformationSilvia Bonino is Professor Emeritus of Developmental Psychology in the Department of Psychology of the University of Turin (Italy), where she founded the Laboratory of Developmental Psychology. She is the author of Nature and Culture in Intimate Partner Violence: Sex, Love and Equality, (Routledge, 2018). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |