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The following clinical vignettes (Pilowsky, 1978) illustrate the range of behavioral response to illness that is possible.
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Feuerstein, M., Labbé, E.E., Kuczmierczyk, A.R. (1986). Illness Behavior. In: Health Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0562-8_9
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