Waxler-Morrison, Nancy, et al. “Effects of social relationships on survival for women with breast cancer: a prospective study.” Social science & medicine33.2 (1991): 177-183.

Background

This is the third study we will be looking at from the ‘managing stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Social‘

Sklar & Anisman (1981) reviewed a large body of literature and concluded that cancer growth is amplified by stress.

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Budzynski, Thomas, Johann Stoyva, and Charles Adler. “Feedback-induced muscle relaxation: Application to tension headache.” Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 1.3 (1970): 205-211.

Background

This is the second study we will be looking at from the ‘managing stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Behavioural‘

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Meichenbaum (1972) – Cognitive – Stress inoculation therapy

Background

This is the first study we will be looking at from the ‘managing stress’ section of ‘Stress’, as part of your OCR A2 Health and Clinical Psychology course. It is further categorised into ‘Cognitive‘

Stress inoculation therapy is a cognitive approach to restructuring thoughts that contribute to stress and this is what Meichenbaum (1972) studied.

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