PSY BEH 102C Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Beta Blocker, Metoprolol, Generic Drug
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People will often change their behaviors if it provides an immediate effect. The sense that we have some control over our life, if not, produces stress. When you don"t think your behavior has an outcome of the world, this can cause depression. What is the individual"s view on their own health: the subjective impression is important to understand. If we feel susceptible, that affects our behavior: patients need to understand how exactly they will benefit from taking an action. Illusory control: natural for us to construct our own sense of control, intention is very important. Patient control analgesia (pca: patients can self-administer their pain medications, gives patients more control healing faster, generally take less amounts of meds. Prn-based: sets up this arousal and creates anxiety (not healing, different because it does not give sense of control. Nocebos are side effects that can occur because of expectations. Betaprol first and still on it (no change)