HD Becoming Ill Flashcards
Impact of attention on symptom perception.
High internal focus can increase symptom perception.
Impact of gender on symptom perception.
Females are more likely to interpret bodily signs as a symptom of illness.
External vs internal attribution
Situational vs dispositional
Stable vs unstable attribution
I’ll never be able to… vs I haven’t been able to lately…
Global vs specific attribution
Health condition affects all aspects of my life… vs health condition only affects my from doing one specific thing in my life…
Controllable vs uncontrollable attibution
Pt doing what is in their control to manage condition vs there’s no point trying.
Fundamental Attribution Error
Fundamental Attribution Error – tendency for the ‘observer’ to underestimate the impact of external factors and to overestimate the impact of internal factors (e.g., her illness returned because she wouldn’t attend apts).
Actor-Observer Bias
Actor-Observer Bias – tendency for the ‘actor’ (the person doing the behaviour) to favour external attributions for their own behaviour.
Self-enhancing bias
Attributing one’s success to personal factors.
Self-protecting bias
Attributing one’s failures to situational factors.
Self-handicapping bias
Publicly making advance external attributions for one’s anticipated failure or poor performance in a forthcoming event.
