MEDRADSC 1F03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Medical Sociology, Plaintext
28 Jul 2019
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Term used in medical sociology regarding sickness and the rights and obligations of the affected. Says that people who are sick are exempt from different standards. Talks about rights and obligations of the sick patient. Sick person is not a functional part of society. Individual and social factors can affect whether a person seeks help ie. personality type, gender, age, social/family roles, physical impairment. Symptoms are new and alarming (vomiting every day) Symptoms affect ability to do normal daily activity. 5 stages of grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Originally applied to terminally ill patients, later to any form of catastrophic personal loss. These steps of grieving do not need to be in order. Can be triggered by any bad news (not only death: denial (shock) Confused, afraid, numb, on autopilot, often can"t perform simple routine tasks: anger. Second guessing, hate, self-doubt, embarrassment, irritation, shame, hurt, frustration, anxiety.
