Introduction to Health Communication Test 2

Combined measure of income, education, and employment level

The cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health

Assumption that people's romantic relationships involve members of the opposite sex

Discrimination based on a person's race

offer better-than-average patient-staff ratios and longer exam times but only to patients who can afford to pay more than their insurance will cover

Ages 2-6

children define illness as something caused by a tangible, external agent, such as a monster or the sun

Ages 7-10

children begin to differentiate between external causes, such as wind and cold, and internal manifestations, such as sneezing and talking funny.

Ages 11 and older

children are remarkably adept at envisioning the complex influence of agents they cannot readily see.

Discrimination based on a person's age.

Adapt to another person's style or needs

People tend to mirror each other's communication styles to display liking and respect

Partners use similar gestures, tone of voice, vocabulary and so on

Acting differently than the other person

An exaggerated response to a perceived need

Posits that older adults benefit as both teachers and learners when they "use, contribute to, influence and express themselves in electronic environments"