Week 3 Flashcards
Types of Appraisals of Stressful Situations
physiological subjective relatively short-lived expressive motivating cognitive
Representative Heuristic
unrealistic optimism where a person believes they have a lower chance of a negative health outcome then reality
Risk
uncertain outcome and something of value is up at stake
Hypochondriac
people who are worried and preoccupied with normal bodily symptoms are indicators of illness
Neuroticism
negative emotions, self-consciousness and concern with bodily functions may lead to exaggeration or can accentuate symptoms
Factors Influencing and Impacting Symptom Recognition
boring or interesting environment
prior experiences with symptoms and healthcare
severity of symptoms
expectations
cultures and social aspects
diagnosis and interactions with the healthcare system
Schema Influence
preventative health behaviours, reacting when experiencing symptoms/diagnosed, adherence to tx and health expectations
Health System
how a community or government approaches medical care for all and actions whose primary service is to improve health
Anchoring and Adjusting Bias
1st reference point upon recall sets the tone for how you perceive things, so like seeing something on sale is wow it’s on sale, but if they mark it up to put it on sale it’s the same price
Social Insurance Healthcare System
government’s way of giving healthcare through employment or through privately buying a healthcare plan and a smaller healthcare plan is offered to the unemployed
Beveridge System of Healthcare
national healthcare service that is tax-funded, directed by the government without user fees, but can have the government deem some parts of healthcare a non-necessity, CANADA
Private Health Insurance
individual and their insurance
Medical Service Misuse
Overuse: typically hypochondriacs and people with depression access it too much
Delayed: putting it off for several reasons resulting in higher healthcare costs and more use of healthcare once they access it
Biopsychosocial Approach to Health
culture and ethnicity play a large part and biological aspects are included
coping styles, economic resources, appraisals and exposure to stress and illness exposure
Western Perspectives
more biomedical with a blend of some alternative therapies
