Concepts of Health and Illness seminar

Question 1

Describe and apply the concepts of illness and disease

Answer 1

disease:
- distinct pathophysiological changes/processes/disturbances
- a cluster of signs and symptoms
- deviance or statistical removal from normality
- disturbance of function

Disease = OBJECTIVE
Illness = SUBJECTIVE - personal

Question 2

Describe how patients define their own health referenced to social and medical models of health

Answer 2

The Functional Model of Health = social = health is the ability to function in normal social roles.

The Medical Model of Health = health is the absence of disease illness or injury.

The Idealist Model of Health = biopsychosocial = health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.

Question 3

Describe the factors that influence consulting behaviour and demonstrate their association with the iceberg of health.

ZOLAS TRIGGERS TO CONSULTATION

Answer 3

1. occurrence of interpersonal crisis
2. perceived interference with social or personal relations
3. sanctioning - pressure from others to consult
4. perceived interference with vocational or physical activity
5. temporalizing of symptomatology

Question 4

Describe the significance of health (or lay) beliefs to consulting behaviour and their link to the patients’ perspective

Answer 4

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Question 5

Parson’s sick role

Answer 5

1. must want to get well asap
2. should seek professional advice and cooperate
3. allowed to shed some normal responsibilities
4. regarded as being in need of care and unable to get better by his or her own decisions and will