PSYC 3110 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Health Literacy, Health Promotion, Ehealth

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3110
• Professor: Kieran O' Doherty

Document Summary

What is health communication: refers to impersonal, organizational or mass communication that concerns health. Socio-cultural (cool as in temperature and sick is read as awesome) *** it is important to consider the message and its source. Evolution of communication has been a result of shifting norms and expectations. Since the 70s there has been a movement towards the consumerist model of health communication style was that it was rigid, little listening and did not discuss treatment. Patient centered communication that places patients to the forward. The major criticism of doctor"s traditional of the patient and their family about the patient"s health condition: the goal is to reach as (cid:498)shared(cid:499) understanding and shared decision making, to promote patient centered care. It is a communication style that aims to elicit and understand the perspective: therapeutic alliance: describes the relationship between mental health practitioners and their clients as this positively influence treatment outcomes and alleviating patient anxiety.