General
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
health
uncertainty about about the nature of the disease, navigating the medical system, etc
medical uncertainty
A particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic, or environmental disadvantage
health disparity
The exchange of information and the creation of shared meaning and understanding between a healthcare provider and a patient
patient-provider communication
Most people go here first for health information
Internet/online
the study of messages that create meaning in relation to physical, mental, and social well-being
health communication
uncertainty about whether the illness will affect patient identity and roles, including finances and cost of care
personal uncertainty
Multiple social identities such as race, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and disability intersect at the micro level of individual experience
intersectionality
charged topics, sensitive disclosures, and high stakes decisions are examples of
difficult conversations in healthcare
information that is inaccurate due to a lack of credible sources or misinterpretation of science
misinformation
The only developed nation that doesn’t provide some form of universal healthcare to all its citizen
U.S.
________ is when a healthcare provider explains a medical treatment to a patient before the patient agrees to it.
informed consent
Nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes, such as the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age
social determinants of health
individual patient’s experience of the health condition
illness
this theory says we learn social behavior by watching others
social learning theory
when we consider an entire person and multiple factors that promote either health or disease.
whole person health
Ongoing cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage specific external and/or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the resources of the person
coping
A form of bias that occurs automatically and unintentionally, affecting judgments, behaviors, and communication
implicit bias
a model of health that emphasizes the physical manifestation of a disease, ignoring psychological and sociological influences
Biomedical
this theory posits that people develop beliefs about the world based on media because media images are consistent
cultivation theory
Model that demonstrates that both individual and system factors influence health
Social-Ecological Model
theory that posits people will try to reduce, maintain, or increase uncertainty depending on its meaning
Uncertainty Management Theory
the differences among social groups in their ability to generate, disseminate, and use information
communication inequalities
______ and ______ are two types of conversational goals an individual may have in a health care setting.
task, relational, identity
Purposely including health messaging in entertainment programming, with the goal of educating or persuading viewers
entertainment education