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Psychosocial Adaptation to Chronic Illness and Disability: A Primer for Counselors
Author(s) -
Livneh Hanoch,
Antonak Richard F.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00575.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , coping (psychology) , adaptation (eye) , psychology , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , neuroscience
In this article, the authors discuss 3 broad domains of psychosocial adaptation to chronic illness and disability. These include the dynamics (basic concepts, psychosocial responses, and coping strategies) typically associated with the process of adaptation to disabling conditions, assessment of adaptation as evidenced by 6 commonly used measures, and intervention strategies applied to facilitating coping with and adaptation to chronic illness and disability.