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18 Cards in this Set
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Situational factors of recognizing symptoms
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- boring situations = more attentive to symptoms
- days at home more than days full of activity - medical students’ disease: |
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medical Student's disease
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as medical students study an illness, many imagine they have it
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Mood
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people in positive moods report fewer symptoms
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Lay referral network
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an informal network of family and friends who offer an interpretation of symptoms before medical treatment is sought
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Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
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- on the rise worldwide
- used by one in three American adults - some of the remedies do work |
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Examples of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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-Acupuncture
-Hypnosis -herbal Remedies -Yoga |
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Who Uses Health Services Most?
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The Very Young and elderly
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Health Services with children
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-develop a number of infectious childhood diseases
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Health Services in Late Adulthood
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-develop chronic conditions and diseases
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Which Gender Uses health Services most?
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- women more frequently than men
- pregnancy and childbirth - social norms |
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Which Social Class Uses Health Services the least?
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Lower social classes for financial reasons and only seek treatment in emergencies
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Seeking Treatment depends on two factors:
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- extent to which the person perceives a threat
- the degree to which the person believes Tx will be helpful |
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name the delay behaviors:
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-Appraisal delay
-Illness delay -Behavioral delay -Medical delay |
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Appraisal Delay
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the time it takes a person to decide that a symptom is serious
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Illness delay
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the time between recognizing that a symptom implies an illness and the decision to seek treatment
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Behavioral delay
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the time between deciding to seek treatment and actually doing so
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Medical delay
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the time between making an appointment and receiving appropriate care
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Who Delays??
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-perceive treatment as expensive/inefficacious
-believe symptoms are not serious -seek treatment primarily in response to pain and social pressure -are fearful of doctors -believe symptoms are not serious |
