A patient who has been hospitalized for 3 days with a serious mental illness says, "I've got to get out of here and back to my job. I get 60 to 80 messages a day, and I'm getting behind on my email correspondence."
What is this patient's perspective about health and illness?
a. Fateful, magical
b. Eastern, holistic
c. Western, biomedical
d. Harmonious, religious
ANS: C
The Western biomedical perspective holds the belief that sick people should be as independent and self-reliant as possible. Self-care is encouraged; one gets better by "getting up and getting going." An ability to function at a high level is valued. See relationship to audience response question.
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