HSC 300 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE-QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

define health - a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease - "health" is not the opposite of "sick" - it's a harmony or equilibrium define health communication - the way we seek, process and share health information influenced by : - personal goals - skills - cultural values - situational factors - consideration of others feelings understand the 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, amid factors that influence how people behave what sense they make of different situations transactional model of communication three key aspects - collaboration - multiple levels of meaning - importance of context and culture key aspect collaboration - we are simultaneously sending and receiving messages, including non verbal cues - this tends to be an area of concern in the medical field, where pt's are usually listening and not speaking key aspect multiple levels of meaning - 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 key aspect context and culture - we are influenced by the larger environment and the contexts within