Spiegel et al., 1989: Providing social support, as well as self-hypnosis for pain, increased mean survival time among female cancer patients
Reference:
Spiegel, D., Kraemer, H., Bloom, J., & Gottheil, E. (1989). Effect of psychosocial treatment on survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer. The Lancet, 334(8668), 888-891.
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Providing women with metastatic breast cancer a weekly support group including self-hypnosis for pain increased mean survival time from 18.9 months to 36.6 months.
Psychological Process:
Need
Need to BelongWhat Desired Meaning is At Stake?
What is the Person Trying to Understand?
To Feel Connected, Included, Respected, and Valued by OthersApproach to Desired Meaning
What about it?
Link Belonging to a Behavior or Attitude to Motivate Positive ChangeHow?
Psychological Question Addressed
Am I working together with others to accomplish personal or collective goals?Am I working together with others to accomplish personal or collective goals?Linking social connections and feelings of belonging to goal pursuitsPsychological Question Addressed
Am I working together with others to accomplish personal or collective goals?Psychological Process 2:
Psychological Process 3:
Social Area:
Health
Intervention Technique:
Prompting by altering situations