The psychological dimension of informed consent: Dissonance processes in genetic testing

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 389-403

  Grover, Sonja ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissonance; Genetic counseling; Informed consent; Perceived choice; Predictive genetic testing

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISSONANCE THEORY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUNTINGTON CHOREA; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNCERTAINTY;

GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COERCION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; HUNTINGTON DISEASE; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 2342482497     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025826019335     Document Type: Review

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