The relation between negative emotional suppression and emotional distress in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
The relation between negative emotional suppression and emotional distress in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
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DOI：
10.1207/s15327027hc1803_1
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发表时间：
2005-01-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Buck, R
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作者：
Iwamitsu, Y;Shimoda, K;Buck, R
我们的目的是调查消极情绪抑制和表达患者在治疗（包括手术）过程中情绪困扰的差异。我们使用情绪状态概况 (McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 197 1) 在四个疗程中研究了抑制负面情绪的患者和表达负面情绪的患者之间情感反应的差异：(a) 第一次就诊时，(b) 被告知乳腺癌诊断后立即，(c) 手术后，以及 (d) 出院后 3 个月。我们的结果显示，在 3 个疗程中，情绪压抑的患者往往比情绪表达的患者报告更多的情绪困扰（特别是焦虑、抑郁和愤怒），手术后除外。此外，抑制愤怒和焦虑的患者会感到强烈的心理困扰。我们建议鼓励压抑患者清晰、适当地表达消极和积极情绪是至关重要的。
Our objective was to investigate differences in emotional distress between negative emotional suppression and expression patients in the progress of medical treatment, including the operation. We studied the differences in affective response between patients who suppress negative emotion and those who express negative emotion by using Profile of Mood States (McNair, Lorr, & Droppleman, 197 1) at four sessions: (a) at the first visit to the clinic, (b) immediately after being told the diagnosis of breast cancer, (c) after the operation, and (d) at 3 months after discharge. Our results showed that emotional suppression patients tended to report more emotional distress (in particular, anxiety, depression, and anger) than did emotional expression patients on 3 sessions, the exception being after the operation. Also, patients who suppress anger and anxiety felt strong psychological distress. We suggest that it is essential to encourage suppressive patients to express both negative and positive emotion clearly and appropriately.