The difficult patient: An attachment perspective
Stressors such as illness, injury and hospitalisation are likely to accurate attachments behaviours. The way people react to these stressors (i.e their illness behaviour); varies widely; and is strongly correlated with their attachment style. In this paper we briefly review attachment theory, with r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2003-08-01
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| Series: | South African Family Practice |
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| Online Access: | https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/1892 |
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| Summary: | Stressors such as illness, injury and hospitalisation are likely to accurate attachments behaviours. The way people react to these stressors (i.e their illness behaviour); varies widely; and is strongly correlated with their attachment style. In this paper we briefly review attachment theory, with reference to difficult patient behaviours, including compulsive self-reliance, compulsive care seeking and rejection of staff coupled with exaggerated help-seeking behaviour. We conclude by suggesting simple interventions that can easily be applied to enable staff to cope, and thus be more able to help patients with difficult illness behaviours. |
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| ISSN: | 2078-6190 2078-6204 |