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  1. Recognition and Interpretation of Symptoms
    1. Recognition of a Symptom
    2. Interpretation of Symptoms
    3. Cognitive Representations of Illness
    4. The Beginning of Treatment
    5. The Internet
  2. Who Uses Health Services?
    1. Age
    2. Gender
    3. Social Class and Culture
    4. Social Psychological Factors
  3. Misusing Health Services
    1. Using Health Services for Emotional Disturbances
    2. Delay Behavior
  4. The Patient in the Hospital Setting
    1. Structure of the Hospital
    2. Functioning of the Hospital
    3. Recent Changes in Hospitalization
    4. The Impact of Hospitalization on the Patient
  5. Interventions to Increase Control in Hospital Settings
    1. Coping with Surgery Through Control-Enhancing Interventions
    2. Coping with Stressful Medical Procedures Through Control-Enhancing Interventions
  6. The Hospitalized Child
    1. Anxiety
    2. Preparing Children for Medical Interventions





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