Chapter 8 The Experience of Disability, Chronic disease/illness

Question 1

Disability

Answer 1

A restriction or inability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being, mostly resulting from impairment

Question 2

Medical Model of Disability

Answer 2

Assumes disability stems solely from forces within the individual mind or body, rather than from constraint built into the environment or into social attitudes

Question 3

Social Model of Disability

Answer 3

Assumes that disability stems solely from constraints built into the environment or into social attitudes, rather than from the physical, intellectual or sensory impairment

Question 4

Illness Behaviour

Answer 4

The process of defining, interpreting and otherwise responding to symptoms and deciding what actions to take

Question 5

Illness Behaviour Model

Answer 5

David Mechanic’s created the illness behaviour model
Individuals are more likely to seek medical care if their symptoms are frequent or persistent, visible and severe enough to interfere with daily activities.

Question 6

Health Belief Model

Answer 6

Patients will be more likely to comply with treatment.

Question 7

CAM

Answer 7

Complementary Alternative Medicine
a. Diverse systems of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention based on philosophies and techniques other than those used in conventional Western medicine