Search for dissertations about: "coping responses"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words coping responses.
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1. Psychological responses to gastrointestinal cancer
Abstract : The overall aim of the present thesis is to gain knowledge about psychological distress and adjustment in gastrointestinal cancer patients (colon, rectum, gastric, pancreatic or biliary) at various phases of their disease.Reactions to the diagnosis, anxiety, depression and coping were investigated in newly diagnosed patients (n=139). READ MORE
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2. Workplace Incivility : Investigating bystander behavior, well-being, and coping responses to perceived incivility
Abstract : Workplace incivility has been found to be a ubiquitous phenomenon, with adverse effects for individuals, organizations and society. Over the past two decades, substantial research efforts have been made to increase knowledge about workplace incivility, including investigations of its targets and perpetrators. READ MORE
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3. Coping with Stress : Regulation of the Caulobacter crescentus cell cycle in response to environmental cues
Abstract : All organisms have to respond to environmental changes to maintain cellular and genome integrity. In particular, unicellular organisms like bacteria must be able to analyze their surroundings and rapidly adjust their growth mode and cell cycle program in response to environmental changes, such as changes in nutrient availability, temperature, osmolarity, or pH. READ MORE
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4. Informal caregiving at old age. Content, coping, difficulties and satisfaction
Abstract : Older people take a great share of caregiving responsibility already and thus understanding of their strain, coping and satis-faction is required. The aim was to investigate dimensions of caregiving activities among elderly (75+) caregivers and to study the dimensions in relation to health-related quality of life (Paper I). READ MORE
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5. Coping with environmental change : Lessons from isotope studies in a sentinel species
Abstract : Adaptive evolution and phenotypic plasticity are two key mechanisms by which natural populations avoid extinction in the face of environmental change. Evolutionary young systems, such as the Baltic Sea with low species diversity and steep environmental gradients, are good models for studying how wild populations cope with environmental changes, such as climate-induced alterations in food supply and exposure to environmental contaminants. READ MORE