PSYC 314 Final: PSYCH 314 Final Exam - Lecture Notes
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Chronic conditions likely to develop one that will lead to death. 58% of population has a chronic condition. Account for (cid:884)/(cid:885) of canada"s health spending. More common among lower-income canadians, women, and seniors. Quality of life- the degree to which a person is able to maximize his/her physical, psychological, vocational, and social functioning; includes disease or treatment related symptoms. Pain- an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage. Symptom of greatest concern to patients, and the most likely to lead them to use health services influenced by psychosocial processes. Purpose: intrapersonal: warns of tissue damage, injury, disease interpersonal: warns others, evokes empathy and care. Neural pain gate in spinal cord opens or closes to modulate pain signals to the brain. Certain factors can amplify and minimize pain perception. Assumption of one-to-one correspondence to injury/disease focus on pharmacological, surgical, or other medical interventions to control pain.
