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The proposed study will examine whether cognitive coping skills training (e.g. cognitive reappraisal, calming self-talk, selective attention) will decrease postoperative distress. Syrjala, Cummings and Donaldson (1992) conducted a study which has implications for the proposed research. Specifically, the authors tested the efficacy of four psychological techniques for reducing cancer pain and/or postchemotherapy nausea and emesis in 45 bone marrow transplant patients with hematological malignancies.The four examined techniques were: hypnosis, cognitive behavioral coping skills training, therapist contact control, or treatment as usual. Patients were required to complete measures of both physical and psychological functioning. While hypnosis was found to be maximally successful for reducing reported pain, all treatment modes were found to be effective in relieving nausea and emesis. Clearly, an element of post-surgical distress is pain. Therefore, studies such as Syrja
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