Illness Cognitons 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyUniversityAll boards Created by: Uxia LorenzoCreated on: 06-01-13 10:48 Health Behaviours behaviour aimed to prevent disease Illness behaviour aimed to seek remedy Sick role behaviour aimed to get well Locus of control - is viewed as stable underlying Personality constructs 1 of 5 Link between personality and health Optimists have better health Pessimists have higher levels of risk for stroke Extroverts likely to ask for help Unrealistic Optimism can be health comprimising - lead to risk taking behaviour 2 of 5 Self Efficacy HIgh self Efficacy is the belief of the ability of the ability to suceed in a situation 3 of 5 Illness Cognitons A patients own implicit common sense beliefs about their illness Identity - percieved cause, timeline, consequences, curability and controllability 4 of 5 Self regulatory model of Illness 1. Interpretation 2. Coping 3.Appraisal 5 of 5
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