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5127.7 The effects of relaxation and imagery training on the emotional and physical functioning
of Chinese cancer patients, Jianping Wang 1 , Huilin Wang 1 , Wenjuan Lin 2 , Hongwei Sun 3 ,
Freedom Leung 3 , 1 School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2 Institute of
Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 3 Shandong Weifang Medical College,
China
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of relaxation and imagery training on the
emotional and physical functioning of Chinese cancer patients. 389 cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy or radiotherapy were randomly assigned to two groups measured with the
QLQ-C30 and the POMS. Patients in the intervention group exercised relaxation and imagery
skills everyday, and reported significantly less distress and higher global quality of life. Most
scores of scales in the QLQ-C30 were better, especially some emotional scales in the POMS.
These findings suggest that relaxation and imagery training are effective and beneficial for
Chinese cancer patients.
5127.8 The effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic and solution-focused therapy on
intrapsychic and interpersonal functioning, Raimo Raitasalo 1 , Paul Knekt 2 , Olavi Lindfors 3 ,
Tommi Harkanen 4, The Helsinki Psychotherapy Study Group 5 , 1 The Social Insurance
Institution, Finland, 2 The Social Insurance Institution and National Public Health Institute, Finland,
3 4
Biomedicum-Helsinki Foundation, Finland, National Public Health Institute, Finland,
5
Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
This randomized trial compares the effectiveness of short-term psychodynamic and
solution-focused therapy during a one-year follow-up from start of treatment. A total of 198
Finnish psychiatric outpatients from the Helsinki region, 20-46 years of age, with depressive (82%)
or anxiety disorders (48%) were randomly assigned to the two treatment groups. Outcome
measures were SASB,DSQ and IIP. During the follow-up, patients on both groups of therapy
showed improvement in intrapsychic and interpersonal functioning. The result was similar in both
forms of therapy. In conclusion, short-term psychodynamic psychothreapy and solution-focused
therapy showed similar benefits for treatment of depressive and anxiety disorders.
5127.9 Hemispheric asymmetry in autokinetic psychodiagnostics, Nikolay Shatunovsky,
Marina Shatunovskaya, IEAP, Russian Federation
More than 1000 autokinetic movement records (AKLgrams) accompanied by various audial
stimulation (musical fragments, verbal constructions in native and foreign familiar and unfamiliar
languages for the subject etc.) showed relation between AKLgrams geometry and hemispheric
asymmetry. Left- and right-dominating subjects differ by AKLgrams geometrical parameters.
Variations in AKLgrams geometrical features caused by external non-visual stimulation may be
the indicator of dynamical hemispheric asymmetry.
5128 ORAL
Clinical/counseling psychology
Chair: Emile Gurstelle, USA
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