Psychology 2036A/B Lecture 9: The World of Health Care

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazelwood

Document Summary

The world of health care: places, procedures and people. Seeking medical care: perceiving symptoms: influenced by. Individual differences: mood - people in good mood report fewer symptoms and illness-related thoughts. Stress level - stress le(cid:448)el = (cid:373)ore (cid:448)ul(cid:374)era(cid:271)le to ill(cid:374)ess. Gender: men attribute minor symptoms to major problems, women are more sensitive to their internal state usually, women seek health care more often then men. Seeking help from the health care system: depends on, type of symptoms experienced, more likely to seek help if symptoms are, new, unexpected, painful, disruptive, highly visible or, affects highly valued parts of the body. Delaying medical care: appraisal delay - the time it takes for a person to decide that a symptom is a sign of illness. Patients: different types of patients can have very different experiences, outpatients - do not stay overnight, seen in office, clinic or ambulatory care facility.