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The Role of Attachment in Perceived Support and the Stress and Coping Process

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Sandy, a 43-year-old married mother of three, was recently diagnosed with and treated for breast cancer. Despite having had a radical mastectomy and 6 weeks of adjunctive radiation treatment, Sandy has maintained a positive mood. She attributes her good adjustment to her resolve to “beat the disease,” her commitment to follow all her physician’s recommendations, and a husband and friends who “have been there for her” when things were at their toughest.

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Ptacek, J.T. (1996). The Role of Attachment in Perceived Support and the Stress and Coping Process. In: Pierce, G.R., Sarason, B.R., Sarason, I.G. (eds) Handbook of Social Support and the Family. The Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1388-3_20

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