Week 6

Question 1

Chronic Health Conditions and Diseases

Answer 1

long duration and slow progression that impacts daily life physically, emotionally, psychologically, and socially
affects the quality of life
58/5 of pop has it and accounts for 2/3 of funding in healthcare

Question 2

Quality of Life

Answer 2

the degree to which a person has max functioning physically, psychologically, vocationally and socially and the disease/tx related symptoms

Question 3

Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief and Adjustment

Answer 3

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance in how one adjusts to being diagnosed with chronic illnesses
little empirical evidence but people have a lot of anecdotal evidence

Question 4

Storytelling Research

Answer 4

specific tales people tell that are constructed from storytelling narratives and show subjective experience and truth and are unfinished

Question 5

Narrative Data

Answer 5

resources used to construct stories like a blueprint that can also be analyzed for narrative analysis
narrators are actors and acted upon, they are embodied

Question 6

Restitution Narrative Data

Answer 6

future-orientated with concrete hope, self restored and body occupied

Question 7

Chaos Narrative

Answer 7

empty present, despair, fragmented self, and chaotic body with the emphasis on lack of hope

Question 8

Quest Narratives

Answer 8

time reclaimed, hope transcendent, developing self and communicative body, focusing on developing self still

Question 9

Self-Management

Answer 9

a person is actively engaged in understanding and implementing the day to day tasks involved in managing their health problems

Question 10

Coping Strategy

Answer 10

appraisal of chronic disease as challenging/threatening leads to a situation of assessing and dealing with things in a different way

Question 11

Mindfulness

Answer 11

awareness, observation and descriptive of their behaviours and non-judgemental

Question 12

Acceptance

Answer 12

set of behaviours in reaction to mindfulness, that includes accepting the initial reactions, being present, choosing the valued direction and taking action

Question 13

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Answer 13

targets cognitions and behaviours related to illnesses and contributing to emotional distress, psychological symptoms and problematic outcomes that help reduce negative health outcomes