Lay beliefs and lay networks

Question 1

Biomedical model

Answer 1

• Illness understood in biological and physiological terms

- Treatments involve physical intervention

Question 2

Biopsychosocial model

Answer 2

• Pyscho = emotion and behaviour
• Social = class, employment and social support
• Bio = physiology and biology

Question 3

Lay beliefs

Answer 3

The beliefs of layman whose definitions of health and illness vary w each other and medical concepts, impacting on their behaviour

Question 4

Negative definition of health

Answer 4

Absence of illness

Question 5

Functional definition of health

Answer 5

Still able to do the things they normally do if healthy = ability to do things

Question 6

Positive definition of health

Answer 6

State of wellbeing and fitness

Question 7

Health behaviour

Answer 7

Activity that impacts on health or helps to prevent illness

eg. Smoking is bad for health
eg. Exercising is good for health

Question 8

Illness behaviour

Answer 8

Activity of ill person to define their illness and seek a solution

Question 9

Lay referral

Answer 9

People discuss symptoms with others before visiting the doctor - delay in seeking help

Question 10

Sick role behaviour

Answer 10

Formal response to symptoms - acting as a patient

Question 11

Types of patients and their adherence to treatment

Answer 11

1. Deniers - claim symptoms don’t affect life and hide them, don’t take drugs or attend clinics
2. Acceptors - accept diagnosis and follow advice, control symptoms
3. Pragmatists - use preventative medication but only when symptoms are bad, accept disease but see it as mild