Which statement is true regarding illness and self-concept?
a. Illness has little effect on self-concept in the well-developed individual.
b. The same illness has the same effect on all individuals.
c. Conditions that cause a change in body image are the only illnesses that affect self-concept.
d. Society puts a stigma on certain types of illnesses.
D
Any type of threat, whether it be real, imagined, actual, or anticipated, may challenge a person's self-concept. Illness evokes anxiety in most people and anxiety can result in illness. Some illnesses may impair self-concept. There is a social stigma on certain types of illnesses such as mental illness, cancer, and AIDS. Compromised health status that requires surgery can lead to psychological alterations including an impaired body image.
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