Sentence examples for reduction of distress from inspiring English sources
Says Walter Brown: "What we're really talking about with the placebo effect is the reduction of distress, the reassurance from being in a healing situation that you're finally in somebody's hands".
The current study uses an experimental design to examine the effect of different types of imagery (moving harm, static harm, and safety) on reduction of distress associated with a contaminating stimulus in a normal university sample.
A postponement of death (reduction of distress) was not observed.
A reduction of distress prior to an event leading to more deaths after the event.
Assuming that patients with cancer are under continuous (dis)stress two mechanisms, acting in opposite directions, might be working: A reduction of distress prior to an event leading to more deaths after the event.
The pediatric interventions were moderately successful (i.e., effect size of −0.46) in promoting psychological outcomes (e.g., reduction of distress); however, the mean effect size for glycemic control improvement was −0.35.
The functional domains of suicide attempts were labeled as reduction-of-distress, communication, perceived better alternative to living, and self-loathing.
However, few studies have examined the possible reduction of psychological distress in AIDS orphans through the help of interventions that promote well-being.
As mentioned above, adaptive goal definition and redefinition processes are associated with a reduction of psychological distress (Folkman 2008; Wrosch et al. 2003), and reaching a defined goal is associated with positive emotional states (Lazarus 1991, 1999).
Second, the impact of the intervention on functional status is evaluated: it is hypothesized that reduction of psychological distress results in improved functional status.
It was hypothesized that all participants would show significant improvement on measures of depression, a reduction of psychological distress, and participants would find the treatment modes equally acceptable.
