PSYC 328 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Terminal Illness, Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms

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Chapter 11 management of chronic and terminal illness. People"s perceptions of their own health: important aspect of assessment of quality of life, self-reports of health status predict morbidity and mortality beyond medical and psychological factors. Psychological distress patients with a chronic illness often experience: more likely to suffer from depression, anxiety, and distress, depression, psychological distress, and neuroticism increased risks for mortality, stress exacerbates the symptoms. Extent to which a patient"s normal life activities have been compromised by disease and treatment. Evaluating individual or group quality of life scores within the population. Women from greece scored much lower on both general health-related quality of life and mental health than women from sweden. Why study quality of life: reasons to study quality of life among those with chronic illnesses. Important basis for interventions designed to improve quality of life. Assess the impact of treatments on quality of life.

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