The Patient In The Treatment Setting

There is a significant difference in health behaviours between those who have a regular physician and those that do not in terms of all health behaviours.

Factors that inhibit a physician's ability to counsel a patient include time constraints, patient receptiveness, willingness to alter behaviours and the difference in stress placed on the importance of lifestyle rather than medical issues.

Having a regular physician significantly and positively influences drug and alcohol abuse.

Regular physician care increases the number of checkups and preventative health measures.

Public health factors have a greater impact on health behaviours than regular patient-physician relationships.

High patient power and high physician power.

High patient power and low physician power.

Low patient power and low physician power.

Low patient power and high physician power.

Moderate power from both the patient and physician.

The patient experiences a higher quality of life.

The patient tends to alter their lifestyle choices.

The patient has a longer followup.

The patient has more positive beliefs about highly active antiretroviral therapy.

The patient has a higher adherence rate to their treatment plan.

Empathy is a basic component in a caring relationship.

A relationship consists of reaction feedback loops that are mutual.

Empathy is both an experience and a physiological state.

Physiological state changes can be influenced, therefore health can be influenced.

A relationship forces the patient to consider their health a greater priority.

The knowledge of tuberculosis prior to disease contact did not affect total delay in seeking treatment.

The ease of access to health care settings did not decrease delays in seeking treatment.

The factors associated with a delay in treatment are specific to patient delay more so than health services delay.

The increased treatment delays are associated with unemployment and general attitude toward health.

The decreased treatment delays are associated with a positive attitude toward prevention and early care.

There are more effective programs in place already.

The program is too focused on short term gains.

The benefits per patient outweigh the cost in terms of resources.

The program is considered fiscally costly overall.

The program keeps patients institutionalized for a long period of time.

Severe drug abusing patients experienced better outcomes following in-patient treatment.

Severe alcohol abusing patients experienced better outcomes following in-patient treatment.

Less severe drug abusing patients experienced better outcomes following out-patient treatment.

Less severe alcohol abusing patients experienced better outcomes following out-patient treatment.

All populations with a substance use disorder experienced better outcomes following in-patient treatment.

Obese patients often expect weight loss outcomes that highly exceed their realistic treatment outcomes.

Initial body weight is the strongest predictor of disappointed, happy and acceptable weights.

Heavier participants choose higher absolute weights.

Race and age are strong contributors to patients perceptions of weight outcomes.

Mood has an effect on patient perceptions of expected weight outcomes.

Communication.

Professional competency.

Practice style.

Emotional equality.

All of the above behaviours develop trust.

Illness delay.

Scheduling delay.

Behavioural delay.

Medical delay.

Appraisal delay.

Wearing a hospital gown.

Admittance to ICU.

Having your sister present during procedures.

Being referred to by ailment.

Medical professionals entering hospital rooms without knocking.

Are so named because their role in monitoring the health care system.

Are predicted to use less health care services because they are slower to notice symptoms.

Are known for ignoring threat-relevant information.

Are more likely to visit a health professional with less severe medical problems than blunters while reporting equivalent levels of dysfunction and distress.

All of the above options are correct.

Illness delay; medical (scheduling) delay.

Behavioural delay; appraisal delay.

Appraisal delay; medical (treatment) delay.

Illness delay; appraisal delay.

Medical delay; illness delay.

Cultural difference.

Situational factor.

Stress factor.

Mood.

Delay behaviour.

A "secondary gains" of illness, as he is freed from going to work.

How anxiety and depression can produce physical symptoms.

The "worried well," who are people who perceive minor symptoms as serious.

Options B and C are both correct.

All of the above options are correct.

One explanation for why this is true is because most patients lack the knowledge base to judge the technical quality of care.

A warm, confident and friendly health professional is more likely to be judged as a competent than cool and aloof.

Technical quality of care and the manner in which care is delivered are actually unrelated.

Options A and B are true.

Allo of the above are true.

Depersonalization of the patient.

Neuroticism.

Worried well.

Delay behaviour.

Nonadherence.

Patients' uncooperative personalities.

Poor communication.

Forgetfulness.

Ignorance.

Lack of motivation.

The "secondary gains" of illness, including the ability to rest and take time off work.

Somaticization, which is when individuals express distress and conflict through bodily symptoms.

The "worried well".

Options A and B are both correct.

Options B and C are both correct.

High monitors are also more likely to attent to internal bodily symptoms.

High monitors are more likely to take risks.

High monitors anticipate that they will recover slower than low monitors. Therefore, they visit with milder symptoms so that they can recover on an equal basis.

High monitors are less likely to become ill, which is why they have milder symptoms.

High monitors are more likely to be afraid of menial tasks.