Promoting a Fighting Spirit

Emotions and Cancer Helps readers understand the important connection between emotions and cancer--and develop the skills needed to provide effective care to cancer patients and their families. With wisdom and compassion, psychologist and cancer survivor Linda Seligman provides practical strategies for helping patients through their trials. She describes successful treatment techniques such as visualization, meditation, hypnosis, and affirmations. The author also outlines ways to lessen the shock of diagnosis, and temper negative reactions to aversive medical procedures.

1. Emotions and Cancer 2. Understanding the Cancer Survivor 3. Using Standardized Assessment 4. Effective Psychotherapy for Cancer Survivors 5. Cognitive Psychotherapy 6. Behavioral and Other Approaches to Psychotherapy 7. Helping Cancer Survivors 8. Therapy and Support Groups 9. Relationships and Cancer 10. Relationships with Treatment Providers 11. Helping People Cope with Recurrence, Death, and Loss 12. Life as a Cancer Survivor Resources: A. Six Session Counseling Framework B. Worksheets to Facilitate Psychotherapy C. RecommAnded Readings D. Additional Sources of Help and Information