Social Constructions in Health and Disease Flashcards
What is a disease?
abnormality of structure and function of body organs and systems
What is an illness?
response to physical symptoms which can be socially patterned
What is sickness?
biological signs and symptoms are given recognisable social meanings which are galvanised by society and medicine
Which menopausal symptom is lowest in Japan?
Japan has lower rates of: lack of energy, depressed, trouble sleeping and hot flushes
Which menopausal symptom is commonest in the USA?
lack of energy, depressed, trouble sleeping and hot flushes
Give 3 pros of the sociological perspective on HRT.
Path of successful ageing
Restores femininity
Prevents living decay
Healthier
Give 3 cons of the sociological perspective on HRT.
Elderly women troublesome to society
Risk for disease
Repressive patriarchal attempt
Patient education and information
Give an example of a model used to explain how people interpret bodily sensations.
Leventhal’s Self-Regulation Model: How people respond to symptoms and illnesses in different ways
- Health message
- Perception of Sx
- Representation of illness risk (ID, cause, consequences, cure/control)
- Emotional reactions (life events, chronic stressors, psychological disorder)
List the factors contributing to illness representations in Leventhal’s Model of Self-Regulation.
- ID (Social and Cultural representation of illnesses)
- Cause
- Timeline
- Consequence
- Cure/control
Give 3 impacts of health events on self from ageing.
Turbulence
Emancipation
Altruism
Frailty
Physical changes
Give an example of health events on self from disease.
Social isolation
Self-doubt/psychological issues
Vulnerability
Increased identity and fortification of values
Give 3 examples of how health events are influenced by close relationships between people
Relationship quality
Expectations
Severity
Rx and Management of health event
