Genetic testing for cancer : psychological approaches for helping patients and families / Andrea Farkas Patenaude.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patenaude, Andrea Farkas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Genetic aspects--Psychological aspects.

Cancer.

Genetic screening--Psychological aspects.

Genetic screening.

Genetic counseling.

Neoplasms--psychology.

Neoplasms--genetics.

Genetic Testing--psychology.

Genetic Counseling.

Psychological aspects.

Cancer--Genetic aspects.

Medical Subjects:

Neoplasms--psychology.

Neoplasms--genetics.

Genetic Testing--psychology.

Genetic Counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [2005]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Nature or nurture?--perhaps the central question of biology, psychology, and life itself. Today, for the first time in humanity's history, we are gathering the tools necessary to answer that question. Indeed, although we do not yet have the ability to provide all of the details, we already know the short answer: It is neither nature alone nor nurture alone, nor even the two contributing independently, but the two interwoven in a complex and finely tuned fashion that make people who they are. This book joins two disciplines that have too often been viewed as disparate--genomics and psychology--that will need to work together to achieve a detailed understanding of these complex interactions. This is an exciting time of promise in understanding the causes, both genetic and nongenetic, of human health and disease. For that promise to become a reality, however, will take genomically literate psychologists and other mental health professionals and also experts in genomics who are well versed in the complexities of the mind-body interaction. The image of genetics and psychology as "worlds in collision" must give way to a collaborative spirit of 'worlds in collusion'"--Foreword. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved)

Contents:

Introduction. The Genetic Revolution: Where Are We? 3

Chapter 1. Genes and Cancer: The Basics 17

Chapter 2. Cancer Genes and Cancer Risk 41

Chapter 3. Genetic Counseling for Cancer Genes 73

Chapter 4. Emotional Baggage: Unresolved Grief, Emotional Distress, Risk Perception, and Health Beliefs and Behaviors 109

Chapter 5. Opening Pandora's Box: Disclosure of the Results of Cancer Genetic Testing 141

Chapter 6. Prophylactic Surgery 169

Chapter 7. A Family Matter 205

Chapter 8. Children and Genetic Testing 229

Chapter 9. Social and Ethical Issues: Duty to Warn, Autonomy, Privacy, and Discrimination 251

Chapter 10. Genetics and Social Change 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2005 dcunns.

ISBN:

1591471109

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.