PSYC 365 Chapter 9: The world of health care
11 Dec 2016
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Chapter 9: the world of health care places, procedures, an d people. People often have difficulty accurately assessing their internal states. Individuals who pay a lot of attention to their internal states are consistently more likely than others to notice a symptom. The perception of symptoms is influenced by individual differences in body awareness as well as transitory situational factors. Curre(cid:374)t (cid:373)ood, perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) traits, a(cid:374)d stress le(cid:448)el i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e people"s response to symptoms. People in a good mood report fewer symptoms and fewer illness-related thoughts. People in a bad mood report more symptoms, are less likely to believe that any behaviors they engage in will relieve symptoms, and assumes they are more vulnerable to future illness. Stress = personal factor that tends to elevate symptom reporting. People who have experienced a great deal of stress are more vulnerable to illness. People experiencing tremendous stress are more likely to seek health care than those under less stress, even with equal symptoms.
