Understanding Health, Disease, and Illness
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Understanding Health, Disease, and Illness

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), how is health defined?

  • As the presence of illness and disease
  • As the absence of disease or infirmity
  • As the absence of mental and social well-being
  • As positive physical, mental, and social well-being (correct)
  • What is the difference between disease and illness?

  • Disease refers to a label or diagnosis, while illness refers to the experience of being sick (correct)
  • Disease refers to being sick and illness refers to physical damage within the body
  • Disease refers to physical damage within the body, while illness refers to mental well-being
  • Disease refers to the absence of well-being, while illness refers to physical damage within the body
  • What is illness behavior in contrast to sick role behavior?

  • Illness behavior is the term applied to the behavior of people after a diagnosis, while sick role behavior refers to the process of physical damage within the body
  • Illness behavior refers to being unaware of one's disease, while sick role behavior refers to seeking help for symptoms
  • Illness behavior occurs after a diagnosis, while sick role behavior occurs before a diagnosis
  • Illness behavior refers to being sick before a diagnosis, while sick role behavior occurs after a diagnosis (correct)
  • What separates illness behavior from sick role behavior?

    <p>The event of a diagnosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What conditions shape people’s response to symptoms?

    <p>Personal factors, socioeconomic status, and stigma</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of symptoms in prompting action according to Mechanic?

    <p>Severe symptoms are more likely to prompt action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do people tend to incorporate into their concept of disease?

    <p>The identity, timeline, cause, and controllability of the disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are older people more likely to attribute ailments to their age?

    <p>Because they believe their age affects their health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of a diagnosis in relation to a disease?

    <p>It implies the time course and consequences of the disease.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do people delay seeking care for conditions that are shameful or embarrassing?

    <p>They fear stigma associated with these conditions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the World Health Organization (WHO) define as health?

    <p>The physical and mental well-being of an individual</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the process of physical damage within the body, even in the absence of a label or diagnosis?

    <p>Disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is applied to the behavior of people after a diagnosis, whether from a health care provider or through a self-diagnosis?

    <p>Sick role behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What event separates illness behavior from sick role behavior?

    <p>Receiving a diagnosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Mechanic, what characteristic makes people more likely to complain of an illness?

    <p>Neuroticism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences whether a symptom is more likely to prompt medical attention?

    <p>The severity and visibility of the symptom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the network of family and friends who offer information and advice, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Lay referral network</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Mechanic, what is the primary factor that would prompt action in response to symptoms?

    <p>Severity of the symptom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines whether people are more likely to seek professional care for a medical condition?

    <p>Ethnic and cultural factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do people tend to incorporate into their concept of disease, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>The identity, timeline, cause, consequences, and controllability of the disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

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