Psy 4500: Ch.3 questions and answers|100% correct

Psy 4500: Ch.3 questions and answers|100% correct 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 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