Chapter 8

Question 1

DEFINE

Hypochondriasis

Answer 1

preoccupation and worry that normal bodily symptoms are indicative of illness

Question 2

DEFINE

Illness schemas

Answer 2

organized concepts of health and illness acquired by people that influence how they may react to symptoms.

Question 3

LIST

What are the 5 components of illness schemas according to the self-regulatory model of illness cognitions?

Answer 3

1. Identity
2. Consequences
3. Causes
4. Duration
5. Cure

Question 4

LIST

What are the 3 typical models of illness?

Answer 4

1. Acute illness (Short duration with no long-term consequences)
2. Chronic Illness (Long-term with, often, severe consequences)
3. Cyclic illness (Alternating periods of having symptoms or being asymptomatic)

1. Flu 2. Cancer 3. Herpes

Question 5

DEFINE

Lay Referral Network

Answer 5

an informal network of family and peers who offer their own interpretations of symptoms

Question 6

DEFINE

Somaticizers

Answer 6

individuals who express their emotional distress via physical symptoms

Question 7

DEFINE

Delay Behaviour

Answer 7

not using health services even though they are needed

Question 8

LIST

What are the 4 types of delay behaviours?

Answer 8

1. Appraisal Delay (Time taken to decide if a symptom is serious)
2. Illness Delay (Delay due to required time passing to indicate a serious concern)
3. Behavioural Delay (Time between deciding to seek treatment and actually doing so)
4. Medical Delay (Time period between scheduling the appointment and the day of the actual appointment)