Social and psychological frameworks used to explain adaptation are examined. Findings from a study of three ethnic groups, Irish, Italian, and Polish Americans, aged forty to eighty are presented to test the effects of life stage, social surround, and personality on adaptation.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

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The role of self-help groups in helping patients and families cope with cancer.

Self-help processes of change are different and distinct from those of professional service and evolve empirically out of the patients' own experience. There is increasing evidence that self-help groups are beneficial, and their use should be encouraged. It is not a question of which system of change-self help or professional-is better. Both methods appear to have a meaningful role in helping individuals with psychosocial problems, including patients with cancer.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

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Mended Hearts: a self-help case study.

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Cardiac Surgical Procedures↗

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Noses, tongues, and teeth.

There is a renewed interest in the relationship between breathing patterns, tongue positions, and orthodontic management of patients with malocclusion. The authors address the effects of these factors on arch-form and occlusal contacts.

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Factors influencing tooth extraction in orthodontic borderline cases.

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Cephalometry↗