psychological reactions to illnesses

Question 1

Ways a illness can be viewed by the patient

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Answer 1

• 1. The illness as a challenge.
• 2. The illness as an enemy.
• 3. The illness as a punishment.
• 4. The illness as a weakness.
• 5. The illness as relief.
• 6. The illness as a strategy.
• 7. The illness as an irretrievable loss and damage.
• 8. The illness as value

Question 2

Conscious means of coping

Answer 2

Problem centered coping - attempting to deal with or change the situation

Emotion centered coping - focusing on dealing with the emotional distress of the situation

Question 3

Unconscious means of coping

Answer 3

Unconscious means of coping delude or distort the reality of the situation in the patients mind.

Denial is the most frequent

Other subconcious behaviors are possible- personality types

Question 4

What is a naive illness model

Answer 4

Something always formed by the patient

Their own veiw/image of their illness, with their own perceptions of its symptoms, cause, length, and consequences.