What is disease? - CORRECT ANSWER The process of physical damage within the body
What is illness? - CORRECT ANSWER The experience of being sick or having
... [Show More] a diagnosis of
sickness
Who determines when someone is ill? - CORRECT ANSWER In the US and other Western
countries: The physician
They look at a person's symptoms and make a diagnosis
What are the symptoms? - CORRECT ANSWER Sign(s) that may or may not indicate disease
What is illness behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER Activities undertaken by people who
experience symptoms but who have not yet received a diagnosis
What is sick role behavior? - CORRECT ANSWER Behavior of person after diagnosis is
received
Six conditions influence whether ppl will seek medical attention in response to their symptoms: -
CORRECT ANSWER 1. Personal Factors
2. Gender
3. Age
4. Socioeconomic, Ethnic and Cultural Factors
5. Characteristics of the symptoms
6. Conceptualization of the Disease
What are some examples of personal factors that influence seeking medical attention? -
CORRECT ANSWER - How ppl view their body
- Stress levels
- Personality traits
How does gender influence seeking medical attention? - CORRECT ANSWER Women report
more symptoms and distress about those symptoms
Men report only life threatening symptoms and are reluctant to seek medical attention
How does age influence seeking medical attention? - CORRECT ANSWER - Young adults are
least likely to seek medical attention
- Older adults sometimes attribute symptoms to merely old age and delay seeking medical
attention
How does SES influences seeking medical attention? - CORRECT ANSWER - Higher SES
groups experience fewer symptoms but are more likely to seek medical attention that low SES
groups
- Low SES groups wait longer to seek care----- Once they do, symptoms may be more severe
How does ethnic background influence seeking medical attention? - CORRECT ANSWER -
European Americans most likely to seek medical care
- Ethnic minorities are more likely to experience discrimination
- Those who experience discrimination less likely to seek care
How do symptom characteristics influence seeking medical attention? - CORRECT ANSWER
More likely to seek attention when:
- symptoms are more visible
- Person perceives symptoms as more severe
- The symptoms interfere w/ everyday life
- Symptoms are frequent & persistent [Show Less]