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A set of class notes about health communication and healthcare interactions. It covers major concepts related to communication between patients, caregivers, families, and healthcare systems. Topics include communication models, patient-provider relationships, culture and identity in healthcare, health literacy, social support, illness narratives, caregiver burnout, collaborative communication, and end-of-life care. The notes also discuss how factors like race, gender, socioeconomic status, disability, and culture affect health experiences and access to care

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, Ch1 .

A Systems Perspective
Resistance to Change (homeostasis)
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purpose driven (telogical)
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"Downward" infretence of system on

indg
influence of indu actors
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"Upward"
"rippleEffect"
Interdependence of parts -




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,What is communication
process of understanding
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and

Sharing meaning
3-contrasting models :




L inear/ Transmission Model 1949.1
Used for telecommunication , Dominate model
like
transating diagnosis to
patient
Model Sender and Receiver is
Transactional :


at the Same time most important
happening
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Clinical communication
overlap is language ,


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collaborative sense making
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Relational Approach -
Levels ofMeaning
content
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Relationship
Context
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culture

, Ritual Model

James Carey-
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1989

reality is
symbolic process whereby
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produced maintained , repaired
and transformed
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EGUPT : Imptep
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2
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years before Hippocrate
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aware of blood circulation thousands
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Healer , Priest , and sculptor designed
first stone Prymaid

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