PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Socioeconomic Status, Visible Minority, Negative Affectivity
19 Jun 2017
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A patients" own implicit common sense beliefs about their illnesses identity consequences causes duration cure. 3 models of illness acute illness: bacterial or viral, short duration chronic illness: multifactorial, long duration cyclic illness: alternating periods of activity. Culture: visible minorities > fewer specialist visits linguistic barriers. Social psychological: individuals attitude about symptoms and health care. Worried well: individuals place over emphasis on symptoms due to heightened self-care. Somaticizers: express symptoms after personal emotional insult (depression, mood disorder) Medical disorders are perceived as more legitimate than psychological disturbances. Secondary gains: includes downstream benefits arising from the illness. Delay behaviour: patients live with one or more potentially serious symptoms without proper care. Delay is defined as the time between recognition and treatment. Medical delay: time between appointment and treatment. Personal assessment of symptoms (highly visible, degree of pain, degree of change, incapacitating) Treatment delay occurs after primary visit due to: curiosity satisfied by first visit and fear of symptoms and diagnosis.
