Adaptation, Psychological
Research News and Information

Friday, November 20, 2009

Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated registered nurses.

7 Dec 2009 AIM: The aim of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework of the initial role transition for newly graduated nurses to assist managers, educators and seasoned practitioners to support and facilitate this professional adjustment appropriately. ... Read more...

Supporting children of parents who are dying.

29 Nov 2009 Nurses, parents and other family members tend to feel ill equipped when talking to children about a parent's impending death. Adults often feel the need to protect children from the reality of a parent's imminent death. However, research indicates ... Read more...

Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care.

10 Nov 2009 AIM: To explore the nurse-patient interaction in terminally ill situations in acute care, focusing on the nurses' preparation for loss. BACKGROUND: Caring for dying patients can be a distressing and sometimes even threatening experience for nurses. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Adaptation, Psychological'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated registered nurses. 7 Dec 2009
• Supporting children of parents who are dying. 29 Nov 2009
• Iranian nurses' preparation for loss: finding a balance in end-of-life care. 10 Nov 2009
• The impact of senior medical students' personal difficulties on their communication patterns in breaking bad news. 30 Oct 2009
• The study of personal constructs of death and fear of death among Taiwanese adolescents. 30 Oct 2009
• Influences of religion and culture on continuing bonds in a sample of British Muslims of Pakistani origin. 30 Oct 2009
• Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents. 30 Oct 2009
• Cardiomyopathy. 24 Oct 2009
• Stress, coping, and disease. 11 Oct 2009
• Felt obligation to help others as a protective factor against losses in psychological well-being following functional decline in middle and later life. 11 Oct 2009
• Design and implementation of an effective telephone counseling intervention for adolescent smoking cessation. 10 Oct 2009
• New focus on long-term mental health of patients who survive serious illness. 5 Oct 2009
• A piece of my mind. Separation anxiety. 5 Oct 2009
• Rapid emotion regulation after mood induction: age and individual differences. 4 Oct 2009
• Children's reports of activity and participation after sustaining a spinal cord injury: a cognitive interviewing study. 29 Sep 2009
• Surviving critical illness: acute respiratory distress syndrome as experienced by patients and their caregivers. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of mindfulness in borderline personality disorder features. 29 Sep 2009
• ERP evidence for flexible adjustment of retrieval orientation and its influence on familiarity. 29 Sep 2009
• Pain in adults with cerebral palsy: impact and solutions. 29 Sep 2009
• Children's desire for perioperative information. 29 Sep 2009

See a longer list of these articles.

Technical information about 'Adaptation, Psychological'

Definition: A state of harmony between internal needs and external demands and the processes used in achieving this condition. (From APA Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 8th ed)

Descriptor UI: D000223

Alternative terms: Adaptation, Psychological; Psychological Adjustment; Psychological Adaptation; Adaptation, Psychologic; Psychologic Adaptation; Adjustment, Psychological; Adjustments, Psychological; Coping Behavior; Behavior, Coping; Behaviors, Coping; Coping Behaviors; Coping Skills; Coping Skill; Skill, Coping; Skills, Coping; Behavior, Adaptive; Adaptive Behavior; Adaptive Behaviors; Behaviors, Adaptive;

Related Mesh Headings: Social Adjustment;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.058;

Technical Notes: human & animal; DF: ADAPTATION PSYCHOL