exam 2 Flashcards
research parts
abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion
Therapeutic privilege
doctors can withold info from patient if they think disclosing something will do more harm than good
blocking
providers avoid talking about bad things, shift convo to good, or other ways to prevent exchange of health information
doorknob disclosure
patients reveal main concerns as doctor is leaving
model of collaborative interpretation
health comm is most effective when patients are decision makers
patient as a central construct
the goal is to minimize reliance on medicine and maximize importance of everyday health
Motivational interviewing and its steps
communicate to elicit behavioral change in patient while respecting choice - establish rapport, assess readiness, assess confidence and motivation, help patient identify problems/ solutions, identify next actions
voice of lifeworld
communication that is concerned with health/illness as their relation to everyday experiences (patient pov)
voice of medicine
communication through compassion and concern for accuracy and practicality (provider pov)
personal identity, social identities, tertiary identity
who am i? which societal groups do i belong to? Who am i due to this illness?
supernormal identity (1)
person feels illness will not prevent them from being better than ever (denial)
restored self (2)
less optimistic than beginning, but feels that illness will not significantly change them
contingent personal identity (3)
sees their abilities and identity changed because of the illness
salvaged self (4)
person integrates aspects of former self with current limitations imposed by illness
patient cooperation
how effectively they follow medical advice - bad cooperation for many different reasons
informed consent
patients must be aware of all health info and capable of understanding (aware of risks/benefits, know that they can stop treatment)
medical mistakes
most caused by miscommunication
expedient care
going fast without cutting corners
ambiguity
being open to more than one interpretation (dont know if it is good or bad)
ambivalence
having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something (dont know how you feel about something)
Brashers - “culture of chronic illness)
people are either “chronically ill” or “worried well”
uncertainty reduction theory
people strive to reduce uncertainty in interactions (uncertainty is negative) - 3 strategies (passive, active, interactive) - critiques (limited to initial interaction, central assumption questionable, uncert not always negative)
passive strategy (uncertainty)
observing someone in their natural environment while being unnoticed
active strategy (unceratinty)
action to reducing uncertainty but without personal direct contact (asking soemone about them)