PSY 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Somatization Disorder, Controllability, Malingering
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Impacts adherence to medication, likelihood to seek care. Sometimes diagnoses stay in chart even when not relevant. Patient dissatisfaction, patient-centered care, and health care reform. Willing to spend enough time with them. Truly carer about them and their health. Ask good questions to understand patient needs. And be willing to look into something they may not completely know. See them on short notice if needed. What will fit best with your lifestyle. The role of health psychologist in health care settings. A cooperative form of health care in which physicians, psychologists and other health care providers join forces to improve patient care. If it were to be primary prevention. Would need to be at community level. A person"s characteristic style of monitoring bodily symptoms, emotions, and overall well-being. Are they very much internally focused to where they"re in tune to potential symptoms of illness.