PSYC 412 Lecture Notes - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Psych, Fibromyalgia
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Acute illness: short term, no symptoms once healed. Chronic illness: long term, >6 months, does not go away. 70% of people die from a chronic illness. Trends in prevalence of asthma by age, us, 1985-96. Wide range and prevalence of chronic conditions in the us. Increasing prevalence of chronic illness can also be a sign of improvements/success in health care: better treatment of acute illnesses can now manage diseases that were once fatal, longer lifespans develop chronic as age. Iraq and afghanistan wars: traumatic brain injury, traumatic amputation. Much better care in battlefield, no longer traumatic. People live longer with chronic conditions (with treatment: but what about their quality of life, health psych seeks to help treat and manage conditions. Degree to which a person is able to maximize physical, psychological, vocational and social functioning. Indicator of recovery from or adjustment to chronic illness. Treatment: the effects of treatment on quality of life influence patient behavior.
