<i>New purposes of psychological support – the role of positive psychology</i>

Krystyna de Walden-Gałuszko

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Medycyna Paliatywna/Palliative Medicine

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New purposes of psychological support – the role of positive psychology

Krystyna de Walden-Gałuszko

Medycyna Paliatywna 2011; 4: 197–201

Online publish date: 2012/01/24

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The attitude’s changes toward the ideas of hospice/palliative care were presented. The dimensions of quality of life, the basic principles of positive psychology and various strategies of coping with stress caused by serious disease were discussed. The specific strategies of search for meaning of the difficult situations seem to be of practical value. The new tasks (and idea) of palliative/hospice care were defined as very important: to help the persons use their final stage of life for growing and transformation.

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New purposes of psychological support – the role of positive psychology

Krystyna de Walden-Gałuszko

palliative care, positive psychology, new possibilities of psychooncological support