Psychosocial lecture 1 flashcards
Define psychosocial
Looking at the interrelation of social factors on thought and behavior, this approach looks at the combined influence that psychosocial and the surrounding environment have on mental & physical health and our ability to function
Define diagnosis
the process of distinguishing illness/ disease, consists of looking at patterns, symptoms, performing tests, evaluating results, looking at treatments, taking a history. More then just the result
What does a diagnosis NOT do?
It doesn’t always provide a cause of disease/ illness. It also doesn’t always offer relief to the patient. It does not ensure a clear treatment plan, sometimes symptoms are treated as they come and no formal diagnosis is given.
Define health
A state of being absent of disease or injury as well as having good physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
What is illness cognition?
The patient’s view of their condition, and their own common sense beliefs, helps provide a framework for coping and understanding their illness
What are the 5 cognitive dimensions
- identity of illness
- cause of illness
- timeline
- consequences of illness
- curability or controllability
Define and explain Leventhal’s self-regulatory model
This model proposes that common sense beliefs about illness influence their behaviours which influences how well they cope with their illness
The individual is motivated to return to a state of normality
Explain stage 1 in the model
Stage 1 is interpretation
What they feel about their symptoms and what society causes them to believe about their illness, receiving social messages
Explain stage 2 in the model
stage 2 is coping
Coping is where the person takes on responsibility, does research and attempt to take care of themselves and find relief, normally aided by a healthcare professional
Explain stage 3 in the model
Stage 3 is appraisal
The effectiveness of coping strategies surrounding beliefs about control and cure. Reflection on the effectiveness of their efforts of taking care of themselves, enables improvements to be made
What are the 3 common pyschological health concepts
Locus of control (internal and external)
Self-effciacy
Define LOC & the 2 types of LOC
LOC: is not a personality trait, a state in which a person believes how much control they have over their own life and actions
Internal LOC: the belief that things occur because you make them happen, taking action, linked to healthier behaviours
External LOC: the belief that events happen to you, lack of responsibility over actions, things happen as a result of fate or destiny,
Define learned helplessness
This is a perceived lack of control, that failure is inevitable, coping doesn’t work, strategies keep failing and nothing will ever work for them. this can lead to generalized behaviours
Define self-efficacy
the belief that you are capable of tackling problems that come your way. situation is self-specific. People’s past experiences influence self-efficacy. e.g., if you have done something before you have a stronger belief in being able to tackle it again
Define verbal extent
Where people tell you what you are capable of doing
It provides reassurance and support
Important tool in healthcare as it influences behaviour change and maintenance, useful in rehab processes
