lecture 17:

Question 1

how does chronic illness affect a persons physical quality of life

Answer 1

• illness related symptoms
• physical function (e.g walking)
• physical roles (kind of work you do)

Question 2

how does chronic illness can affet psychological quality of life

Answer 2

• emotions
• perceptions/beliefs
• social roles (ability to parent or go out)

Question 3

denial implications to chronic illness

Answer 3

• avoid implications of illness (think it is not severe)
• can cope with initial stages or can interfere with making changes or seeking health

Question 4

anxiety implications to chronic illness

Answer 4

• experience state of crisis or fear
• overly anxious about symptoms and lifw with disease
• fear the activities you need to do
• fear futures complications

Question 5

depression implications to chronic illness

Answer 5

• mood
• often comes later when full consequences are realised
• can be long term and affect functioning

Question 6

vitalitysocial implications to chronic illness

Answer 6

• lack of energy to do things
• inability to carroy out expected (by self or others) behaviours in role or situation
• impact on family or supporters

Question 7

positive experiences

Answer 7

• post traumatic growth
• benefit finding

Question 8

coping

Answer 8

thoughts and actiosn that occur in resonse to the experience of overwhelming demands
- behavioural, emotonal, motivational thoughts

Question 9

key coping strategies

Answer 9

• problem focused (change situation)
• emotion focused (regulate emotional response)
• avoidant (high distress)
• active (good adjustment)
• flexible (adaptive, match strategy to situation)

Question 10

illness perception

Answer 10

set of believed about symptoms, how illness affects us, and it impact on our lives
- guide reactions to symptoms, diagnosis, and processing

Question 11

influences on coping

Answer 11

• identity
• cause
• consequences
• control/cure
• timeline