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21	Sickness as sin: observers' perceptions of the physically ill. Lang-gunn, Linda 01 January 1980 (has links) (PDF) The relationship between goodness and happiness, between wickedness and punishment is so strong, that given one of these conditions, the other is frequently assumed. Misfortune, sickness, and accident are often taken as signs of badness and guilt. If (a person) is unfortunate, then he has committed a sin. Heider (1958, p. 235) Illness is a universal phenomenon, and every society develops ways of defining and coping with illness. It is a fact of life with which everyone must live, although the effects of disease and reactions to illness may vary widely across individuals and cultures. Individuals and groups vary in their susceptibility to certain diseases, in their beliefs and attitudes toward illness, and in the ways in which they explain and adapt to illness. These variations in the distribution, definition, and reaction to illness have led to the recognition of illness as a psychosocial as well as biological phenomenon, and have increasingly become the objects of social and psychological inquiry. Disease Health attitudes
22	Medical practices and beliefs of everyday life in a midwestern community / Taylor, Carol S. January 1986 (has links) No description available. Folklore Health attitudes
23	Wellness as perceived by Seventh-Day Adventist Anglo women Yialelis, Esther Requenez January 1979 (has links) No description available. Seventh-Day Adventists. Health attitudes.
24	Self-care health activities in the world of early adolescent boys Metzler, Jerry Don January 1980 (has links) No description available. Boys -- Health and hygiene. Health attitudes.
25	Health perception, importance of health and preretirement planning McCarron, Leslie Ann January 1981 (has links) No description available. Retirement. Health attitudes. Health behavior.
26	NUTRITION AND HEALTH BELIEFS IN FOOD SUPPLEMENT USE: A STUDY OF THE HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL THEORY (VITAMINS, HABITS, MINERALS, TOXICITY) Sievers, Jerrie Ann January 1985 (has links) No description available. Dietary supplements -- Attitudes. Health attitudes.
27	Relationship of patients' perceptions of impending surgery and social class St. Raymond, Anne Clay, 1920- January 1970 (has links) No description available. Surgery -- Psychological aspects. Health attitudes.
28	The factors that influence utilization of the emergency room for nonlife threatening illnesses Clark, Michele Candice January 1975 (has links) No description available. Hospitals -- Emergency services. Health attitudes.
29	Metatheoretical constructs : implications for health and illness definition preference and health related behaviors / Subtitle on approval sheet, spine: Implications for health and illness definition preference and health behaviors Poppe, Leslie Dean January 1995 (has links) Metatheoretical constructs are believed to be philosophical commitments that affect a variety of areas in an individual's life. This study was designed to investigate two questions. First, do individuals subscribe to personal definitions of health and illness because they are committed to different philosophical and epistemological positions. Second, does an individual's personal definition of health and illness predict the frequency of health and illness related behaviors.Two studies were conducted to investigate these questions. In the first, 102 undergraduate subjects expressed a preference for one of three possible definitions of health and illness. Further, these definitions were shown to predict rates of health and illness behaviors. In the second, 72 nursing professionals also selected one of the three definitions of health and illness. A combination of health and illness definition, and personal worldview were shown to strongly predict an individual's frequency of engaging in health and illness behaviors.These data suggest that individuals have personal preferences for defining health and illness. - Further, their health and illness definition, plus personal worldview, reliably predicts health and illness behavior frequency. These results have implications for health psychology research and practice. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services Health attitudes. Health behavior. Health.
30	Children's concepts of health and illness : a developmental study. Cowling, Jane Deborah. January 1976 (has links) (PDF) Thesis (B.A. Hons. 1977) from the Department of Psychology, University of Adelaide.

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