week 5 college h9, h10

Question 1

what is an important to realise between the relationship of perceiving symptoms and seeking medical help

Answer 1

knowing the characteristics of a sensation is not enough to explain whether people will seek medical help.

Question 2

what are the four steps of shared decision making? (different from the book)

Answer 2

Question 3

which two factors influence perceiving a somatic sensation?

Answer 3

Question 4

what is a placebo or nocebo? what is the core mechanism?

Answer 4

Question 5

How can culture influence your symptom perception?

Answer 5

Question 6

how can individual differences influence your symptom perception?

Answer 6

Question 7

how can self identity influence your symptom perception?

Answer 7

Question 8

how can illness experience influence your symptom perception?

Answer 8

Question 9

how can causal attributions influence your symptom perception?

Answer 9

Question 10

According to the common-sense model of illness 5 themes are important, regarding the patient illness representation.

Answer 10

Question 11

What makes a medical consultation a good one?

Answer 11

Question 12

poor adherence is predicted by which three factors?

Answer 12

• social factors
• psychological factors
• treatment factors

Question 13

name two examples of social factors that predict poor adherence

Answer 13

Question 14

name two examples of psychological factors that predict poor adherence

Answer 14

Question 15

name two examples of treatment factors that predict poor adherence

Answer 15

Question 16

which three factors can improve adherenece during the consultation?

Answer 16

Question 17

The ERIC database suggests four essential components to any behavioural change programme. which are?

Answer 17

Question 18

describe the four steps from source information (bodily signs) to experience of physical symptoms according to the cognitive perceptual model

Answer 18

1. bodily signs are the source of information
2. recognition to these signs is influenced by mood and external distractions directly via attention.
3. after recognition we label it
4. after labeling we experience the physical symptom.

Question 19

define the classic symptom perception hypothesis

Answer 19

peope with negative emotions experience and report more symptoms

Question 21

Does gender of the health practisioner make a difference in type of consultation?

Answer 21

yes, females are viewed as more postive than men. This is mainly caused by stereotypes

Question 22

describe the diagnostic anchoring effect

Answer 22

continuing with the diagnosis made by others, without looking at alternative explanations

Question 23

describe the potential pay off of differing diagnoses

Answer 23

When the disease is unclear, the diagnosis with the least negative consequences is more often chosen.