A. Stereotype of the illness of people with the illness
B. Perspective or philosophy of the professional
C. Seriousness of the disease potentially represented by symptoms
D. Prior knowledge of the patient
E. All of the above
Health Psychology
Health Psychology
A. The nature of clinical problems.
B. The probability of the disease.
C. Similar patients.
D. All of the above.
A. Cooping
B. Appraisal of the stressor and how to copy with it
C. Sympathetic activation
D. Degree of fear
E. Appraisal of prior experience
A. Immune function
B. Alcohol use
C. Number of doctor’s visits
D. CHD
E. a,b and c
A. Stress
B. Type A behaviour
C. Diet and exercise
D. Hormones
E. Smoking
A. Fear
B. Severity
C. Benefits
D. Self – efficacy
A. Susceptibility to illness.
B. Severity of the illness.
C. The costs involved in carrying out the behaviour.
D. Self – efficacy.
A. Lack of personal experience with the problem
B. Belief the problem is preventable by individual action
C. Belief the problem will not appear in the future if it has not yet appeared
D. Belief that parents’ health is the sole determinant of their health problems
E. Belief that the problems are infrequent
