Seeking Healthcare

Question 1

What is the definition of health?

Answer 1

State of complete physical, mental and social well-being and … not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

Question 2

What is the difference between disease and illness?

Answer 2

disease = pathological changes diagnosed by signs and symptoms- abnormality in structure or function of body organs or systems - considered to be objective

Illness- subjective experience of negative changes in states of well-being and in social function - defined and responded to different people

Question 3

What is the biopsychosocial model of health?

Answer 3

interaction of determinants contributes significantly to patient health seeking behaviour

Question 4

what differentiates the biomedial model of health seeking and the biopsychosocial model?

Answer 4

biomedial = based solely on the illness and the responsibility of the medication/medical professionals

biopsychosocial = illness is multifactorial, dependent on many things and th treatment of it depends on the patient and the medical professionals together

Question 5

what factors increase likelihood of symptom perception?

Answer 5

• painful or disruptive
• novel- something rare/serious
• persistent
• pre-existing chronic disease

Question 6

What is the ‘common-sense model of illness?’

Answer 6

self-regulatory model of illness representations/perceptions themes developed by

• Identity
• Causality
• timeline
• consequences
• curability controllability
• emotional

Question 7

what do Identity, Causality, Timeline, Consequences, Curability/Controllability, emotional

refer to in the common sesne model of illness?

Answer 7

Identity = label given to illness and symptoms associated with it

Causality = the factors contributing to the development of the disease

Timeline = beliefs about how long the illness will last

Consequences = beliefs about the possible effects of the illness on their life

curability/controllability = is there a cure? Can it be controlled?

emotional = whether the illness makes the patinet scared/distressed

Question 8

Describe the positive and representation of each factor of the common sense model of illness

Answer 8

Identity - upon chest pain

• positive= call an ambulance
• negative = i’ll just rest

Causality - smoking

• positive = can change
• negative = can’t change outcome

Timeline-

• positive = chronic problem - I can stop from happening again
• negative = acute problem - It’s over now , damage done

Consequences

• positive = long term good
• negative = long term poor - that’s me gone in a couple years

control/cure

• positive = lifestyle change can help
• negativie = when your time is up it’s up!