2020-12-162020-12-16195412568467https://hdl.handle.net/10657/7149Purpose of this study. The purpose of this study is the comparison of responses to frustration and stress-producing situations of "prompt" patients who seek immediate medical care upon the onset of cancer symptoms and "delay" patients, those who do not seek medical attention for three months or longer. Previous studes have shown that although socio-economic, environmental and educational factors have some bearing on this problem, psychological factors are important in understanding the delay among cancer patients. Specifically, the present investigation was concerned with characteristic difference in frustration-aggression patterns between the "prompt" and "delay" cancer patients. [...]application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.CancerPsychological aspectsStressPsychologyThesisreformatted digital