TY - BOOK AU - Simonton,O.Carl AU - Simonton,Stephanie AU - Creighton,James L. TI - Getting well again: a step-by-step, self-help guide to overcoming cancer for patients and their families SN - 0553231480 (pbk.) : AV - RC262 .S54 1984 U1 - 616.994 20 PY - 1980///, c1978 (1984 printing) CY - Toronto, New York PB - Bantam Books KW - Cancer KW - Psychological aspects KW - Mind and body KW - Imagery (Psychology) KW - Mental healing KW - Biofeedback (Psychology) KW - Popular Works KW - Neoplasms KW - therapy KW - psychology KW - Psychology KW - Psychophysiology N1 - "Bantam edition."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-280) and index; Mind-body connection: a psychological approach to cancer treatment -- Mysteries of healing: the individual and his beliefs -- Search for the causes of cancer -- Link between stress and illness -- Personality, stress, and cancer -- Expectations about cancer and their effects on recovery -- Whole-person model of cancer recovery -- Program: putting it to work -- Participating in your health -- "Benefits" of illness -- Learning to relax and visualize recovery -- Value of positive mental images -- Overcoming resentment -- Creating the future: setting goals -- Finding your inner guide to health -- Managing pain -- Exercise -- Coping with fears of recurrence and death -- Family support system UR - http://www.archive.org/details/gettingwellagain00simo UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL21436710M ER -