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Illness cognition and behavior: an experimental approach.

R T Croyle1, P H Ditto

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.

Journal of Behavioral Medicine
|February 1, 1990
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Experimental studies reveal that denial is a common initial reaction to health threats. Perceived prevalence influences how serious people consider a health disorder to be.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Health Behavior
  • Medical Psychology

Background:

  • Illness cognition and behavior research traditionally uses nonexperimental designs.
  • Experimental investigations of psychological reactions to health threats are less common.
  • Understanding health behavior requires exploring cognitive and motivational processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review experimental investigations of psychological reactions to health threats.
  • To introduce and utilize a novel experimental paradigm for studying illness cognition and behavior.
  • To examine cognitive and motivational processes influencing reactions to medical test results.

Main Methods:

  • Development and application of a new experimental paradigm in laboratory settings.

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  • Conducting several experiments to study reactions to medical test results.
  • Analyzing cognitive and motivational factors in health threat responses.

    • Main Results:

    • Denial is a frequent initial psychological reaction to threatening health information.
    • Perceived prevalence of a health disorder significantly impacts its perceived seriousness.
    • Experimental findings complement observational research in health behavior.

    Conclusions:

    • Experimental research provides valuable insights into illness cognition and behavior.
    • Denial and perceived prevalence are key factors in health threat responses.
    • Integrating experimental and observational approaches enhances health and illness behavior theories.