PSY 320 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Chronic Condition, Fibromyalgia, Baby Talk
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This review sheet is designed to help you effectively integrate the material covered during the course of the unit. Material covered (all are fair game for exam questions) Chapters 8, 9, 10, film and news clips. Define the social and psychological factors that influence the recognition and interpretation of symptoms. Individual differences like neuroticism, hypochondria: cultural differences, attentional differences, situational factors like boredom, stress. Review cultural differences in the recognition of symptoms: anglos tend to report infrequent symptoms like a new pain, mexicans tend to report symptoms that occur more frequently like diarrhea. Define the lay referral network and describe its function. Informal network of family and friends who offer their own interpretations of symptoms well before any medical treatment is sought: recommend home remedies, provide experience. 1: poor tend to be sick longer and more often and die earlier.
