Patients and Doctors

Question 1

What are a few examples of health related behaviours?

Answer 1

Daily behaviours with health implications (eg. diet)
Preventive behaviours
Risk avoidance
Specific behaviours in relation to symptoms and illnesses (eg. self-medication)

Question 2

Why might health related behaviours vary from person to person?

Answer 2

Biological
Past experiences
Health attitudes and Behaviour
Differences between doctors

Question 3

What are the 2 major categories doctors are divided into?

Answer 3

Those who are primarily concerned with the technical aspect of illness

Those who are interested in the psychosocial aspects of illness

Question 4

What can be some problems of a communication gap between doctors and patient?

Answer 4

Poor recall of information/advice given due to the complexity of language used.

Failure to understand the doctor’s advice leads to reliance on the patients perception of severity of illness

Leads to low opinion of doctor therefore poor compliance