week 5 college h9, h10 Flashcards
what is an important to realise between the relationship of perceiving symptoms and seeking medical help
knowing the characteristics of a sensation is not enough to explain whether people will seek medical help.
what are the four steps of shared decision making? (different from the book)
which two factors influence perceiving a somatic sensation?
what is a placebo or nocebo? what is the core mechanism?
How can culture influence your symptom perception?
how can individual differences influence your symptom perception?
how can self identity influence your symptom perception?
how can illness experience influence your symptom perception?
how can causal attributions influence your symptom perception?
According to the common-sense model of illness 5 themes are important, regarding the patient illness representation.
What makes a medical consultation a good one?
poor adherence is predicted by which three factors?
- social factors
- psychological factors
- treatment factors
name two examples of social factors that predict poor adherence
name two examples of psychological factors that predict poor adherence
name two examples of treatment factors that predict poor adherence
which three factors can improve adherenece during the consultation?
The ERIC database suggests four essential components to any behavioural change programme. which are?
describe the four steps from source information (bodily signs) to experience of physical symptoms according to the cognitive perceptual model
- bodily signs are the source of information
- recognition to these signs is influenced by mood and external distractions directly via attention.
- after recognition we label it
- after labeling we experience the physical symptom.
define the classic symptom perception hypothesis
peope with negative emotions experience and report more symptoms
Does gender of the health practisioner make a difference in type of consultation?
yes, females are viewed as more postive than men. This is mainly caused by stereotypes
describe the diagnostic anchoring effect
continuing with the diagnosis made by others, without looking at alternative explanations
describe the potential pay off of differing diagnoses
When the disease is unclear, the diagnosis with the least negative consequences is more often chosen.
