PSY 320 Lecture : PPT Notes - Health Care System.pdf
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M a r c h 1 2 , 2 0 1 3. Overview: recognition and interpretation of symptoms, utilization of health services, introduction to the health care system. Self-efficacy the belief that one is able to control one"s practice of a particular health behavior. Health belief model most effective for people with money and health resources. Monitors recognize symptoms quickly, blunters ignore threat-relevant information. Interesting and demanding situations cause us to ignore/not notice symptoms. Recording symptoms as they happen is most convenient for the provider. Ratner study examined acute heart attack symptoms in a multi-ethnic sample. Chinese respondants were least likely to identify the symptoms as heart-related. Lay referral network, an informal network of family and friends, offers interpretation of symptoms. One in three american adults may use unconventional therapy or complementary medicine (chiropractic, massage, etc) in the course of a year. The internet is also a lay referral network. About 2/3 of physicians" time is spent with non-medical complaints.
