Lay Beliefs About Health And Illness Flashcards
What is lay beliefs
How people understand and make sense of health and illness
Constructed by people with no specialised knowledge
What are the three perception of health
Negative
Functional
Positive
Define a negative perception
Health equates to the absence of illness
Define a functional perception
Health is the ability to do certain things
Define positive perception
Health is a state of wellbeing and fitness
What is health behaviour
Activity undertaken for purpose of maintaining health and preventing illness
What is illness behaviour
Activity of ill person to define illness and seek solution
What is sick role behaviour
Formal response to symptoms
Inc. seeking formal help and action of person as patient
What influence illness behaviour
Culture
Visibility or salience of symptoms
Tolerance threshold
Extent to which symptoms disrupt life
What is a lay referral system
The chain of advice-seeking contacts which the sick make with other lay people prior to -or instead of- seeking help from health care professionals
Why is lay referral important
Why people might have delayed in seeking help, use health service and medications and use of alternative medicines
