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I just read this paper:
Abstract copied below.
I had a note that it suggested something about increased fatigue leading to reduced extraversion, which I didn't notice (I thought this would be useful given the findings of reduced extraversion in CFS, which is sometimes used against us).
Anyway, it did say:
Anyway I found this interesting in relation to discussions about recovery. I find a lot of claims from individuals and researchers about recovery when to me, the people don't seem to have truly gone back to pre-illness functioning.
I just read this paper:
Free full text: http://211.144.68.84:9998/91keshi/Public/File/36/372-9634/pdf/1-s2.0-S0140673608610788-main.pdfPsychological adjustment to chronic disease.
Abstract copied below.
I had a note that it suggested something about increased fatigue leading to reduced extraversion, which I didn't notice (I thought this would be useful given the findings of reduced extraversion in CFS, which is sometimes used against us).
Anyway, it did say:
Finding benefit or growth could be one of the cognitive strategies used to offset the negative effect of illness and could be viewed as part of a so-called response shift process. 109 When diagnosed, individuals may change their internal standards of what constitutes health or other aspects of quality of life (recalibration), adjust their values and priorities (reprioritisation), or redefine what they think is important (reconceptualisation) to maintain an acceptable quality of life in the face of declining health. 109 Most research has focused on recalibration and supports the assumption that individuals change their internal standards of aspects of quality of life over time or as a result of medical treatment. 116,131–133 Evidence has also shown the occurrence of reconceptualisation 132,134 and reprioritisation. 134,135
Anyway I found this interesting in relation to discussions about recovery. I find a lot of claims from individuals and researchers about recovery when to me, the people don't seem to have truly gone back to pre-illness functioning.
Lancet. 2008 Jul 19;372(9634):246-55. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61078-8.
Psychological adjustment to chronic disease.
de Ridder D1, Geenen R, Kuijer R, van Middendorp H.
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Abstract
This Review discusses physiological, emotional, behavioural, and cognitive aspects of psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Reviewing the reports of the past decade, we identify four innovative and promising themes that are relevant for understanding and explaining psychological adjustment. In particular, the emphasis on the reasons why people fail to achieve a healthy adjustment has shifted to the identification of factors that help patients make that adjustment. To promote psychological adjustment, patients should remain as active as is reasonably possible, acknowledge and express their emotions in a way that allows them to take control of their lives, engage in self-management, and try to focus on potential positive outcomes of their illness. Patients who can use these strategies have the best chance of successfully adjusting to the challenges posed by a chronic illness.
PMID: 18640461 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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