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Psychological Adaptation to Hemodialysis

1984
After studying patients’ adaptation to chronic hemodialysis in the late 1960s, Abrami described a series of stages through which a dialysand passed. When entering dialysis the patient was at death’s door and much too numb to care about his future. Apathy was the general attitude in this initial stage.
Denton C. Buchanan, Harry S. Abram
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Psychologic adaptation to breast cancer

Cancer, 1980
Adaptation to breast cancer depends on two parameters: one derived from the patient and one from the disease. The first comprises the psychological and social factors that are determined by the patient and her surroundings: the psychologic adjustment the patient had before illness, her social supports, especially her spouse, and her social context ...
Jimmie C. Holland, Rene Mastrovito
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Language as a psychological adaptation.

Ciba Foundation symposium, 1997
Language is the remarkable faculty by which humans convey thoughts to one another by means of a highly structured signal. Language works by two principles: a dictionary of memorized symbols, that is, words, and a set of generative rules organized into several subsystems, that is, grammar.
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The Psychology of Climate Change Adaptation [PDF]

, 2019
Why do some people adapt to the risks of climate change, while others do not? This Element provides an in-depth overview of the psychology of climate change adaptation. It begins with an overview of adaptation behaviour and highlights the importance of successful adaptation by individuals and households.
Linda Steg, Anne M. van Valkengoed
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Theodicies and psychological adaptation

2019
Este estudo debruça-se sobre o papel das teodiceias, que são crenças religiosas acerca do sofrimento, na adaptação psicológica a acontecimentos de vida stressantes. Tem como objetivo principal identificar as teodiceias que melhor predizem a adaptação psicológica e também perceber o seu peso relativo em comparação com outro tipo de crenças que são as ...
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Language and Interpersonal Resource Predictors of Psychological and Sociocultural Adaptation: International Students in Hong Kong

Journal of Studies in International Education, 2019
Hong Kong, along with other Asian societies with universities with top world rankings, has in recent years attracted an increasing number of international students, mainly from Asia.
Baohua Yu, P. Bodycott, Anita S Mak
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Social and Psychological Determinants of Adaptation

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1979
Social and psychological frameworks used to explain adaptation are examined. Findings from a study of three ethnic groups, Irish, Italian, and Polish Americans, aged forty to eighty are presented to test the effects of life stage, social surround, and personality on adaptation.
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Adaptive sadomasochism and psychological growth [PDF]

Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 1993
This paper argues that some forms of sadomasochistic fantasy and enactments can represent a developmental and therapeutic advance for some patients. Playful fantasies of dominance and submission, when enacted, function to reassure the patient that the other can survive the full expression and power of his or her sexual desire. Sadomasochistic scenarios
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The Concept of Adaptation in Modern Psychology

The Journal of Psychology, 1965
(1965). The Concept of Adaptation in Modern Psychology. The Journal of Psychology: Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 73-93.
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Psychological and academic adaptation of mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong universities

, 2019
Existing research on the psychological and academic experiences of China-born students studying outside of China has mainly been conducted in Western English-speaking countries.
Baohua Yu, Anita S Mak, P. Bodycott
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