Chapter 13: Health Care Flashcards
collaborative care
a cooperative form of health care in which physicians, psychologists, and other health care providers join forces to improve patient care
attentional focus
a person’s characteristic style of monitoring:
bodily symptoms
emotions
overall wellbeing
sensitizers (people being sensitive in a certain way)
people who cope with health problems and other aversive events by closely scanning their bodies and environments for information
repressors (people who cope in a certain way)
people who cope with health problems and other aversive events by:
ignoring or distancing themselves from stressful information
illness representation
how a person views a particular illness, including its label and symptoms, perceived causes, timeline, consequences, and controllability
comorbidity
the simultaneous occurrence of two or more physical and /or psychological disorders or symptoms
seeking treatment: age
the very young and elderly seek treatment more often than young/middle-aged adults
teenagers have optimistic bias, so they don’t visit the doctor as often
during late adulthood, ageist stereotypes can be significant barriers to achieving and maintaining good health. old age often is viewed as a period of physical decline, so people are unwilling to change negative lifestyles and adhere to treatment plans
seeking treatment: gender
at all ages, women are more likely to report symptoms than men
seeking treatment: SES
people with high SES report fewer symptoms and better health than do low-income people
people in lower SES groups tend to wait longer to report symptoms
lay referral system
an informal network of family members, friends, and other nonprofessionals who offer their own impressions, experiences, and recommendations regarding a set of bodily symptoms
delay behavior
the tendency to avoid seeking medical care because symptoms go unnoticed (appraisal delay)
sickness seems unlikely (illness delay)
professional help is deemed unnecessary (behavioral delay)
the individual procrastinates in making an appointment (scheduling delay)
the perceived costs of treatment outweigh the perceived benefits (treatment delay)
illness anxiety disorder
the condition of experiencing abnormal anxiety over one’s health, often including imaginary symptoms
malingering
making believe that one is ill to benefit from sick role behavior
chronic fatigue syndrome
a puzzling disorder of uncertain causes in which a person experiences headaches, infections of unknown origins, extreme tiredness, and difficulties with concentration and memory
adherence
a patient both agreeing to and then closely following a treatment regimen as advised by his or her health care provider
