Why is everyone so anxious?: An exploration of stress and anxiety in genetic counseling graduate students

Journal of Genetic Counseling

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 270-286

  Jungbluth, Chelsy ^a   MacFarlane, Ian M ^b   Veach, Patricia McCarthy ^b   LeRoy, Bonnie S ^b  

^a BANNER HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Coping; Genetic counseling students; Stress; Stress management; Training challenges; Training rewards

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; HUMANS; MALE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS;

EID: 79958765967     PISSN: 10597700     EISSN: 15733599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10897-010-9348-3     Document Type: Article

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