Injured Self: Autobiographical Memory, Self-Concept, and Mental Health Risk in Breast Cancer Survivors

Frontiers in Psychology

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Valeria Sebri¹  Stefano Triberti¹  Gabriella Pravettoni¹ 

[1] Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan;Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS

关键词: breast cancer;    self;    self memory system;    autobiographical memory;    injured self;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.607514

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Chronic diseases do not only affect the body (Trusson et al., 2016). Research shows that when oneis delivered a diagnosis to manage over the course of future life, their self-concept is altered in twomain ways. First, one’s own body is felt as the source of danger, fear, and “betrayal”: interoceptivesensations and pain once ignored or easily dismissed suddenly become salient and disruptive,because they could be related to threats to one’s own life and safety (Harris et al., 2017). For example,women who have fought breast cancer could find themselves performing “checking behaviors” (i.e.,touching sensitive areas of their own bodies looking for nodules or anomalies) compulsively over atypical day (McGinty et al., 2016).

【 授权许可】

CC BY