A patient is experiencing symptoms of an illness. In which stage of the illness experience would this patient seek a scientific diagnosis for the problem?
1. Medical care contact
2. Dependent-patient role
3. Symptom experience
4. Assuming the sick role stage
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Explanation: 1. Seeking scientific answers to what is going on, rather than asking family and friends, is the medical care contact stage.
2. In the dependent-patient role stage, the patient is under the control of the physician, and is expected to accept and comply with prescribed treatment.
3. In the symptom experience stage, the person is both physically and cognitively aware that something is wrong, and responds emotionally.
4. When assuming the sick role stage, the patient seeks help and shares the problem with family and friends.
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