The Role of Emotions in Palliative Care

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Authors

  • Joaquín T. Limonero Stress and Health Research Group, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
  • María Antonia Lacasta Reverte Palliative Care Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
  • María José Gómez-Romero Stress and Health Research Group, Faculty of Psychology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Psychology Unit, Egarsat, Mutua Colaboradora con la Seguridad Social nº 276,Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
  • Francisco Gil-Moncayo Psycho-Oncology Unit, Hospital Duran i Reynals, Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-4-127

Abstract

Emotions are inherent to human condition and color all the activities we do every single day. They are the most important engine in our lives and facilitate the adaptation to environmental demands: they influence the cognitive superior processes, for example, perception, thinking, decision-making, language, beliefs, motivation, learning, memory and our behavior and intentions.

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2018-03-05

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Joaquín T. Limonero, María Antonia Lacasta Reverte, María José Gómez-Romero, & Francisco Gil-Moncayo. (2018). The Role of Emotions in Palliative Care. Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care, 4(1), 7–9. https://doi.org/10.17140/PMHCOJ-4-127

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