health psych ch 11

Quality of Life

Refers to the overall well-being of an individual, encompassing physical, social, and psychological aspects, influenced by disease symptoms and treatment interference with daily life.

Reciprocal (mental/physical health)

Highlights the interconnection between mental and physical health, emphasizing the need for equal focus on both for managing chronic illness effectively.

Emotional Responses to Chronic health disorders

Describes various emotional reactions like denial, anxiety, anticipatory thoughts, and depression that individuals may experience when dealing with chronic health conditions.

Personal Issues in Chronic Disease

Involves aspects such as physical self, achieving self, social self, and private self, which can be impacted by chronic illness and affect an individual's self-perception and coping.

Coping with Chronic Illness

Involves coping strategies, patients' beliefs about illness, and co-management approaches like physical rehabilitation, highlighting the importance of realistic beliefs, effective coping mechanisms, and comprehensive care.

Social Interaction Problems

Focuses on the challenges individuals with chronic illnesses face in social interactions, including responses from others, impact on family and friends, caregiving roles, and gender differences in social support.

Psychological Interventions & Chronic Illness

Encompasses pharmacological treatments, individual therapy, patient education, relaxation techniques, social support, and family involvement to address psychological aspects and improve coping with chronic illness.