Laura has been experiencing chronic pain in her back and has been told by her doctor that there is no physical explanation for her symptoms. She believes that her pain is due to stress and has started practicing meditation and yoga to manage her symptoms. Laura is in the ___________ stage of the common-sense model of illness.Group of answer choicesrepresentation of illnesscopingappraisalstimuli
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Laura has been experiencing chronic pain in her back and has been told by her doctor that there is no physical explanation for her symptoms. She believes that her pain is due to stress and has started practicing meditation and yoga to manage her symptoms. Laura is in the ___________ stage of the common-sense model of illness.Group of answer choicesrepresentation of illnesscopingappraisalstimuli
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Laura is in the coping stage of the common-sense model of illness. This model suggests that when people are faced with a health threat, they form a cognitive representation or understanding of that threat (representation of illness stage), and then they engage in behaviors to cope or manage that threat (coping stage). Finally, they appraise or evaluate the effectiveness of their coping efforts (appraisal stage). In Laura's case, she has recognized her chronic back pain (stimuli), understood that it might be due to stress (representation of illness), and has started practicing meditation and yoga to manage her symptoms (coping).
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