For people with cancer or HIV disease, health is not simply the absence of illness. Health also represents maximizing one's abilities to manage symptoms or treatments, to take an active role in caring for both the body and the mind, to learn to live with the disease, or perhaps simply to attain a sense of peace and acceptance. They learn that much of their stress and emotional suffering comes from the way they perceive a situation and the thoughtsthat cause them.
Stress is often negative, unrealistic and distorted.
These techniques were described and illuminated with case reports. Ann concluded the evening with a relaxation technique. She is a professional member of the American Psychological Association and Society of Behavioral Medicine. Dr. Webster was a major contributor to The Wellness Book.