Destruktywne strategie radzenia sobie ze stresem w kontekście chorób nowotworowych

Abstract

Modem man is more and more often the victim of stress. To reduce the mental discomfort caused by stress, people make use a variety of strategies of coping with stress. Unfortunately some of them are ineffective, and their use often leads to harmful effects which are more serious than the consequences of the stress itself. Smoking tobacco, which is both widely – used and socially accepted, deserves particular attention as one of the many ineffectual ways of coping with stress. This article details the reasons for and mechanisms behind turning towards such destructive methods as smoking. The negative effects of using this kind of strategy are presented in the context of cancer - related problems. The author also presents the results of his own preliminary study into people’s consciousness of the negative effects of smoking and on the frequency of the use of escapist methods of coping with stress among smokers and methods of coping with stress among smokers and non - smokers.