This is the Chapter 17 of the book Introduction to Health Psychology (Val Morrison_ Paul Bennett) 4th Edition. Which is content for the exam of the component Health Psychology of Module 5 (Health Psychology & Applied Technology) of the University of Twente, in the Netherlands.

Ch.17: Health and quality of life

Coping chronic illness:

• Therapeutic approaches:
  • Providing relevant information
    • Types of info:
      • Nature of a disease and/or its treatment
      • How to cope with disease and/or its treatment
      • Change behaviour in order to reduce risk of disease progression
    • Educational programmes: help people to manage a disease or reduce risk of further disease --> sense of control over their illness
  • Stress management training
    
    • Problem solving: prevent or minimise external problems
    • Cognitive restructuring: to identify

This is the Chapter 15 of the book Introduction to Health Psychology (Val Morrison_ Paul Bennett) 4th Edition. Which is content for the exam of the component Health Psychology of Module 5 (Health Psychology & Applied Technology) of the University of Twente, in the Netherlands.

Ch.15: Impact and outcomes of illness: families/informal caregivers

Family Affair:

• Informal carers: untrained family members or friends, no clearly defined limits to their role
  • Positive effects of training caregivers in providing --> reduced caregiver burden, reduced anxiety and depression, and improved QoL for both the caregivers and their patients

Expectancies of care:

Gendered expectancies:

Societal expectation of caring being a ‘natural’ role for women, who are ‘expected’ to find family-oriented roles fulfilling, even in the absence of financial reward

• Caring becomes stressful -->  is judged as ‘going

This is the Chapter 10 of the book Introduction to Health Psychology (Val Morrison_ Paul Bennett) 4th Edition. Which is content for the exam of the component Health Psychology of Module 5 (Health Psychology & Applied Technology) of the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. 

Ch.10: the consultation and beyond

Medical consultation:

Nature of encounter:

• Phases of consultation:

1. relationship with the patient.
2. reason for the patient’s attendance.
3. verbal or physical examination
4. considers the condition.’
5. considers further treatment or further investigation.

• “Good” medical consultation:

1. Good medical knowledge
2. Good relationship with the patient
3. Establishing patient’s medical problem
4. Understanding of the patient’s understanding of their problem and its ramifications
5. Engaging the patient in any decision-making process
6. Not rushed

Who has the power?

This is the Chapter 7 of the book Introduction to Health Psychology (Val Morrison_ Paul Bennett) 4th Edition. Which is content for the exam of the component Health Psychology of Module 5 (Health Psychology & Applied Technology) of the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. 

Ch. 7: Health problems prevented

Screening:

• OXCHECK Study Group (1994): invited to attend a ‘health check’, participants were advised healthy-initiatives when necessary --> one-year follow-up, participants’ blood pressure levels were lower than those of people who did not take part in the screening programme
• Body Mass Index: measurement relative percentages of fat/muscle mass body à BMI = weight (kg) divided by height (m) squared
• Colposcopy: low-power microscope to identify cells may develop into cancer of the cervix. Sometimes follows a cervical smear if abnormalities are found.
• Cervical smear: smear of cells taken from cervix --> examine