HSC 300 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
Define health - Answers :'A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease." - WHO, 1948
Define health communication - Answers :The way we seek, process, and share health
information" - page 9
But, health communication is influenced by many different things:
Personal goals
Skills
Cultural values
Situational factors
Consideration of others feelings
Etc.
Understand the transactional model of communication and the three key aspects -
Answers :Transactional Model of Communication
Proposes that people collaborate to construct meaning in a process of ongoing,
reciprocal influence
Its a sophisticated process that happens among people in the midst of many factors that
influence how people behave what sense they make of different situations
Three key aspects:
Collaboration
Multiple levels of meaning
Importance of context and culture
Collaboration - Answers :We are simultaneously sending and receiving messages,
including non-verbal cues
This tends to be an area of concern in the medical field, where patients are usually
listening and not speaking
Multiple levels of meaning - Answers :Many people interpret messages literally
But we also must consider how something was said, who said it and when, and what
they also did not say
Context and Culture - Answers :We are all influenced by the larger environment and the
contexts within
We must always be aware of the patients culture and beliefs and to not impose our
worldview or beliefs on them
What are the health care models - Answers :There are three primary models that are
used to define health and illness, and the impact on health communication
Biomedical model
Biopsychosocial model
Sociocultural model
Define health - Answers :'A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease." - WHO, 1948
Define health communication - Answers :The way we seek, process, and share health
information" - page 9
But, health communication is influenced by many different things:
Personal goals
Skills
Cultural values
Situational factors
Consideration of others feelings
Etc.
Understand the transactional model of communication and the three key aspects -
Answers :Transactional Model of Communication
Proposes that people collaborate to construct meaning in a process of ongoing,
reciprocal influence
Its a sophisticated process that happens among people in the midst of many factors that
influence how people behave what sense they make of different situations
Three key aspects:
Collaboration
Multiple levels of meaning
Importance of context and culture
Collaboration - Answers :We are simultaneously sending and receiving messages,
including non-verbal cues
This tends to be an area of concern in the medical field, where patients are usually
listening and not speaking
Multiple levels of meaning - Answers :Many people interpret messages literally
But we also must consider how something was said, who said it and when, and what
they also did not say
Context and Culture - Answers :We are all influenced by the larger environment and the
contexts within
We must always be aware of the patients culture and beliefs and to not impose our
worldview or beliefs on them
What are the health care models - Answers :There are three primary models that are
used to define health and illness, and the impact on health communication
Biomedical model
Biopsychosocial model
Sociocultural model
