Ideas Concerns And Expectations: Why They Are So Important
When we meet doctors and some form of communication takes place we are changed, not necessarily in ways that our doctors may hope for or expect but some change in understanding occurs.
Think about this sequence of events: oWe think something might be wrong with us.
oOur brain starts whirring away, we start rummaging around what we know about health and illness.
oWhat we believe about health and illness.
oHere our ethnic cultural religious and social class issues come strongly into play.
oOur previous experience of the medical profession flashes in front of our eyes.
oConsultations with friends and family are remembered and new ones take place.
oWe make a decision.
Either this: ois not really a problem at all, oor one may be we can just manage this ourselves oor may be the reflexologist or other alternative source of health advice might do the trick, oor perhaps this problem really does need the medical profession to sort it out.
We are constantly ruminating over our ideas concerns and expectations about the problem(s) So we go to see the doctor.
So what happens immediately after we come out of the doctor's surgery or office? -Are we committed to the treatment plan? Will we take the tablets etc? -Are we satisfied? -Are we more or less worried that when we went in? What about a few days later? -Are we still sticking to the plan? What about a few months later? -Has our health changed for the better or worse? Bear in mind why your ideas are so important: I They determine whether or not you are going to look after your health.
2 They can help you to decide whether something has gone wrong with your health.
3 If something is wrong your ideas can help you to decide whether or not to seek advice.
4 If you are ill your ideas will determine how well you adjust to or cope with your illness.
5 Your ideas provide important information for your doctor.
They can help him give you advice that make sense to you and which fits in with your needs, not just with the doctor's view of the problem.
Think about this sequence of events: oWe think something might be wrong with us.
oOur brain starts whirring away, we start rummaging around what we know about health and illness.
oWhat we believe about health and illness.
oHere our ethnic cultural religious and social class issues come strongly into play.
oOur previous experience of the medical profession flashes in front of our eyes.
oConsultations with friends and family are remembered and new ones take place.
oWe make a decision.
Either this: ois not really a problem at all, oor one may be we can just manage this ourselves oor may be the reflexologist or other alternative source of health advice might do the trick, oor perhaps this problem really does need the medical profession to sort it out.
We are constantly ruminating over our ideas concerns and expectations about the problem(s) So we go to see the doctor.
So what happens immediately after we come out of the doctor's surgery or office? -Are we committed to the treatment plan? Will we take the tablets etc? -Are we satisfied? -Are we more or less worried that when we went in? What about a few days later? -Are we still sticking to the plan? What about a few months later? -Has our health changed for the better or worse? Bear in mind why your ideas are so important: I They determine whether or not you are going to look after your health.
2 They can help you to decide whether something has gone wrong with your health.
3 If something is wrong your ideas can help you to decide whether or not to seek advice.
4 If you are ill your ideas will determine how well you adjust to or cope with your illness.
5 Your ideas provide important information for your doctor.
They can help him give you advice that make sense to you and which fits in with your needs, not just with the doctor's view of the problem.
