A psychologist's response to the case study: Application of theory and measurement

Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 46-54

  Canada, Andrea L ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Chaplaincy intervention; Death anxiety; God image; Object relations theory

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHAPLAINCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 79956337402     PISSN: 08854726     EISSN: 15286916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08854726.2011.559854     Document Type: Article

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