The Impact of Cancer on Identity: Enhancing Self-Efficacy in Young Adults through Narradrama

作者: Caitlin Parsons

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摘要: The experience of cancer can have a significant impact on person’s life and identity. Facing this life-threatening illness in young adulthood be particularly challenging disruptive. Young adults diagnosed with frequently losses, often including the loss sense control life. This lead to persistent feelings helplessness hopelessness, make it difficult maintain self-efficacy. In order for these individuals adjust uncertainty their situation many changes caused by cancer, renegotiation identity is necessary. Narrative approaches psychotherapy are well-suited facilitate process reconstruction Narradrama specifically, narrative form drama therapy, actively engages clients restorying lives experiences, allowing them reconnect personal agency. It important that affected access appropriate psychosocial support resources psychological healing growth help improve overall well-being quality paper describes narradrama group therapy intervention developed specifically cancer. aim ways promote self-efficacy

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