Psychology 2036A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Thomas Szasz, Facilitated Communication, Health Education
15 Apr 2014
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Chapter 5 (psych 2036: people who believed they could not be cured delayed treatment, limitations, study included only person who actually sought medical care, uses retrospective data. Fear: fear of doctors and hospitals, cancer, embarrasement, chemotherapy, disfigurement, pain, loss of femininity, and loos of control. Essentially foreign to medicine : active and assertiveness and active involvement on the part of the patient precursors of an effective partnership with the physician. Physician"s failng to prepare for meeting with patients. Appearing to rush through the physician-patient interview. Underestimating the seriousness of the symptoms patients report. Devaluing patient and family views: recipe for litigation patient dissatisfaction + bad outcome, levinson and collegues. No claims physicians: flow of the visit, laughed and used more humour, facilitated communication, encouraged patients to talk and spend more time with their patients. Overestimate the amount their patients can understand. Patients often believe that the sophisticated vocabulary of the physician represents intelligence.
