Physician-assisted dying: review of issues and roles for health psychologists

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This article examines laws and ethics regarding physician-assisted dying (PAD), focusing on the ethical and practical issues related to end-of-life care. The role of the health psychologist in regards to PAD can be as an educator, practitioner, researcher, and policy advocate.

Laws, regulations and rules, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Assisted suicide, Medical ethics, Clinical health psychology

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Expectancy-value constructs and expectancy violation as predictors of exercise adherence in previously sedentary women

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This article discusses the relationship between self-perception, exercise behavior, and health expectancy in women.

Psychological aspects, Body image, Women's fitness, Self-perception, Health behavior, Expectation (Psychology), Expectations, Self-efficacy (Psychology), Self efficacy, Self perception

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The yellow brick road and the emerald city: benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping, and posttraumatic growth in women with early-stage breast cancer

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The interviews from the longitudinal study of women with early-stage breast cancer followed from the medical treatment completion are used to examine predictors and outcomes of benefit finding, positive reappraisal coping and posttraumatic growth. The research findings show that benefit finding, reappraisal coping and posttraumatic growth are related but are distinct in nature.

Science & research, HEALTH SERVICES, Cancer Therapy, Ambulatory Health Care Services, Care and treatment, Women, Breast cancer, Cancer treatment

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