Neupsy Key

Show and express empathy: This promotes acceptance and facilitates change. Promote the perception of discrepancies and willingness to change: The patient himself/herself should provide the arguments for change. Avoid arguments:…

Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_14 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 14. Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Kurt Fritzsche1  , Sonia Diaz Monsalve1  , Catherine Abbo2  , Gertrud Frahm3  …

Emotional stress factors Occupational stress factors Negative bonding experience Excessive willingness to work with underestimation of the demands and overestimation of one’s own strength coupled with a need for importance…

Kurt Fritzsche, Susan H. McDaniel and Michael Wirsching (eds.)Psychosomatic Medicine2014An International Primer for the Primary Care Setting10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_2 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 2. Psychosomatic Medicine in Primary Care Kurt Fritzsche1   (1) Department of Psychosomatic Medicine…

Illness phase Mental reaction Tasks to be managed by the patient Diagnosis Shock, fear Accepting the diagnosis, coping with intense emotions  Disbelief, despair, depression Making a decision regarding treatment  Anger…