Phenomenologically
Post-traumatic growth
Radical surgery
Anticipatory nausea
Benefit finding
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG, or bypass surgery)
Multidimensional measures of quality of life
Non-insulin dependent diabetes (Type II)
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Social comparison
Chronic condition
Cognitive reappraisal and restructuring
Family-oriented care
Myocardial ischemia
Anger
Adjuvant therapy
Angioplasty
Protease inhibitor
Intrusive cognitions
Navigator
Disfigurement
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Denial
Chemotherapy
Cardiac invalidism
Radiation therapy
Metastasized
Global measures of quality of life
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Oncology
Sites of cancer
Insulin-dependent diabetes (Type I)
Quality of life
Highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART)
Emotional-approach coping
Help-intended communication
Emotion-focused coping
Acute illness
Problem-focused coping
Antiemetic medication
Gestational diabetes
Hypoglycemia
A treatment for AIDS that has been shown to significantly increase life expectancy
Monitoring the opinions and experiences of others to determine what is right and wrong, normal and abnormal; also subsequent use of this information to help with decision making
Cancer surgery that requires the removal of a considerable amount of normal tissue
Assessment that includes specific aspects of quality of life, such as physical, emotional, and social
According to a person's own report on the phenomenon
Communication that includes support, especially emotional support
Attitude or technique often referred to as finding the "silver lining in the cloud," which appears to aid in post-traumatic growth
The extent to which symptoms and treatment affect a person's physical, social, cognitive, and emotional functioning
A disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); after infection, the body's compromised immune system makes it susceptible to a host of other infections
A temporary condition affecting two to four percent of pregnant women
A lack of blood flow to the heart muscle
Anxiety regarding a subsequent heart attack causes patients to curtail their activity levels for more than required by their actual disease status
Often a nurse, community health worker, or social worker who helps patients diagnosed with serious illnesses find their way through the sometimes complicated world of hospitals and treatment
A virus that gradually breaks down the body's immune system, making it susceptible to .a host of other infections, eventually resulting in AIDS
Heart attack caused by lack of blood flow to the heart
A form of cancer treatment in which radiation is used to shrink or destroy tumours
Nausea that is felt before a chemotherapy treatment begins, explained in terms of classical conditioning
A condition in which a person produces very little or no insulin and as a result is required to take insulin on a daily basis, usually by way of self-administered injection
Medication intended to reduce nausea and vomiting
A coping strategy in which people deny that distressing events exist or that negative emotions are being felt
Treatment used in addition to surgery and/or radiation therapy when it is suspected that cancer has metastasized, or to help prevent it from doing so
Positive psychological or lifestyle outcome resulting from an experience with a life-threatening illness
Coping by actively addressing the stressors associated with a disease, such as cancer, and its treatment
In comprehensive cancer care, the family becomes the patient because for virtually every cancer patient there is a family and a collection of close friends who are also affected by the disease
A general or overall assessment of quality of life without focusing on specific aspects
Unwanted thoughts, often visual in nature, related to the patient's ideas about cancer and death
A procedure in which a bubble-like device is inserted into the artery at the point of the blockage, thus expanding the artery and allowing for better blood flow
A potential physical result of cancer surgery that can have serious psychological consequences
Types of cancer as defined by the location of the tumour
The study and treatment of cancer
A condition that doesn't go away or get better
An illness with a defined beginning and end
Medication that can significantly prolong the lives of people living with AIDS
A procedure in which healthy arteries from other parts of the body, often the legs, are grafted into the coronary artery system to bypass blocked arteries
Low blood sugar
Coping by focusing on ways to reduce the emotional impact of a disease without trying to cure it
Therapy sometimes used with cardiac patients, in which they learn to think differently about the things that make them angry, and to make behavioural changes such as learning to control their breathing
A reaction that often follows denial when people are confronted with novel and severe trauma, as identified by Kubler-Ross
Coping by facing emotional responses to a disease and dealing effectively with those responses
Spread (frequently used to denote the spread of cancer)
Therapy used in conjunction with other therapy
A condition in which a person does not produce enough insulin or is not able to use insulin effectively
