Towards understanding of breast cancer: Body image, personality and quality of life

Authors

  • Leni Alvarez Taco Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33539/tematpsicol.2014.n10.827

Keywords:

Breast cancer, body image, personality, quality of life

Abstract

This article is a review of some theoretical scientific articles published in the last decade, which aims to provide an overview of how the breast cancer disease is being conceptualized from a psychological point of view. From a national and international analysis of the problem of this disease, the issue of body image in patients with breast cancer, personality characteristics (which led to the creation of the concept of type C personality) and the quality of life in these patients are deepened. These contributions are part of the theoretical support of the author doctoral thesis -in process-, whose target population are women diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Author Biography

Leni Alvarez Taco, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

Magíster en Psicología. Docente de la Facultad de Psicología de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos - UNMSM y de la Escuela de Post grado de la Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón - UNIFÉ. Miembro del Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas de la UNMSM. 

Published

2014-12-30

How to Cite

Alvarez Taco, L. (2014). Towards understanding of breast cancer: Body image, personality and quality of life. Temática Psicológica, 10(10), 27–35. https://doi.org/10.33539/tematpsicol.2014.n10.827