Symptoms perception Flashcards
Why is attention capacity important in recognising differences in perception of pain
People with an unstimulating environment will have more attentional capacity to devote to body scanning, and noticing symptoms therefore groups like those who live alone/unemployed report more symptoms and there is less competition placed on their attentional capacity so they are more likely to detect changes in their internal states
How can peoples beliefs in symptoms affect their perceptions
People influenced by medical professionals, media, peers, past experiences so mights misinterpret their symptoms (psoriasis vs eczema)
What can affect people beliefs about their symptoms
Mismatch of symptoms (sore throat for asthma?)
stress increases detection due to hypervigilance
low mood increases detection
How does stress affect detection of symptoms
stress increases detection of symptoms due to hypervigilance
How do heuristics affect delaying help seeking
“im just getting old” mentality means people down play symptoms which may be important