Silvia Bonino

Gebundenes Buch

Coping with Chronic Illness

Theories, Issues and Lived Experiences

Beschreibung

This 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. ¿

Autor

Silvia 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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 387g
• ISBN-13: 9780367421533
• ISBN-10: 0367421534
• Artikelnr.: 60019066