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12 Cards in this Set
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Why is it important for PCPs to understand human behavior?
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bc half of the mentally ill are only treated by PCPs
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Epidemiology
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-the study of factors which influence the occurence and distribution of diseases
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Incidence
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-the number of new individuals to get a disease in a given period of time divided by the total individuals at risk for the disease in the same time period
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Prevalance
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-the number of individuals in a pop. that have the disease divided by the total pop.
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List the prevalence of the following disorders:
-anxiety -mood -SUD -Psychotic |
-anxiety=28%
-mood=20% -SUD=14% -psychotic=1% |
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What disorders are women more susceptible to?
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-mood and anxiety
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Comorbidity
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-an association among two or more disorders
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Biopsychosocial model for disease
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-considers psychological and social factors in the predisposition, onset, course, treatment and outcome of disease
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Illness behavior
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-the ways that people respond to bodily symptoms
-the perceptions, attitudes and values that lead people to behave in particular ways in reference to their bodies |
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Illness
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-state of poor health recognized by the afflicted person
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What type of illness does the sick role apply to?
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-only accute illnesses
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How is mental health treatment cost effective?
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-decreases the use of other medical services
-counseling facilitates earlier hospital discharge -coping skills training can help patients change their unhealthy behaviors |
