Karbowa-Płowens Marta
Faculty of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland.
Contemp Oncol (Pozn). 2023;27(2):95-100. doi: 10.5114/wo.2023.130015. Epub 2023 Jul 21.
This paper presents the role of attachment style in determining an individual's way of coping with stress, which in turn helps to understand the differences in response and adjustment to cancer among cancer patients. Cancer is an illness that causes overwhelming distress, and dealing with it requires social support, among other coping strategies.
Studies show that social support is associated with a decrease in psychological symptoms and a better quality of life in cancer patients. According to attachment theory, one's perception of threat, way of signaling distress, and strategies of coping with it, with special consideration for the ability to use a partner's support, relies on differences in avoidance and anxiety (attachment style dimensions).
People with high avoidance (associated with deactivating attachment strategy) tend not to seek support from others and rely on themselves.
People with high anxiety (associated with deactivating attachment strategy) tend to display strong emotional responses, permanently seek attention and support from others, and yet are less able to feel comforted by them.
本文阐述了依恋风格在决定个体应对压力方式中所起的作用，这反过来有助于理解癌症患者对癌症的反应和适应差异。癌症是一种引发极度痛苦的疾病，应对它需要社会支持以及其他应对策略。
研究表明，社会支持与癌症患者心理症状的减轻及生活质量的提高相关。根据依恋理论，一个人对威胁的认知、表达痛苦的方式以及应对威胁的策略，尤其考虑到利用伴侣支持的能力，取决于回避和焦虑（依恋风格维度）的差异。
高回避型（与消极依恋策略相关）的人往往不向他人寻求支持，而是依靠自己。
高焦虑型（与消极依恋策略相关）的人往往表现出强烈的情绪反应，持续寻求他人的关注和支持，但却不太能从中获得慰藉。
