Comm 1050 Chapter 11: Health Communication

______ goals are similar to identity goals in that they guide social support and concern the expectations surrounding relationships.

• Relational

• Ideological

• Social

• Life

Raul called his ailing cousin Mike today because he wanted to share ______ about a new medical treatment he read about.

• concerns

• standards

• standards

• information

Carol is extremely shy and has specific privacy ______ that she expects other people to respect.

• boundaries

• markers

• rules

• lines

Self-disclosure is a key component of which communication theory?

• Health Communication Theory

• Communication Privacy Management Theory

• Communication Privacy Theory

• Communication Accommodation Theory

The identity constructed in patient-provider interactions in which the provider is viewed as the expert who helps fix the patient’s problem is ______.

• children and parents

• consumers

• machines and mechanics

• patients and machines

It is possible for social networks to persuade patients to make better ______ that may improve their health.

• recommendations

• transactions

• lifestyle choices

• relationships

______ advertising can facilitate raising awareness of medical treatments and health-related illnesses.

• Direct-to doctor

• Direct-to-consumer

• Direct-to-technician

• Direct-to-indirect

Talking with others about health concerns, or engaging in ______, can help reduce anxiety.

• perpetuation

• detection

• distraction

• ventilation

Issues with an individual’s ______ insurance can interfere with the communication between the patient and the doctor.

• life

• property

• health

• mechanical

If a patient leads the physician to believe he or she is the expert, then the patient is engaging in ______.

• miscasting

• altercation

• altercasting

• alter ego