esp if the illness provokes negative reactions from others
when s'one is ill affected not just by illness but via learning to embrace the SICK ROLE
SICK ROLE: PARSONS
PERSON IS OBLIGED TO
ACT ILL AND SEEK HELP
is this possible with chronic illness?
Chronic illness changes sense of
identity, the person must change their
perception of self
some illnesses may carry social
stigma so how peron is viewed by
society changes
MICK AND OWEN: HIV
listening to how pt tells story of their
illness can give health care professionals
insight into how they are coping and how
to best help the person affected