Making sense of bodily experiences: Interpreting signs and symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorMorison T
dc.contributor.authorGibson A
dc.contributor.editorRiley S
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-05T22:20:16Z
dc.date.available2025-10-05T22:20:16Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-16
dc.description.abstractThis chapter is about how people make sense of the changes experienced in their bodies as an indication of illness. How do we know when a physical sensation is serious or just a fleeting discomfort? Deciding whether to seek medical care or ignore a symptom is a daily reality, but the process of interpreting bodily signals is far more complex than it might seem. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to understand symptom interpretation as more than a straightforward process. Instead, you will see it as a complex, socially negotiated act with significant implications for individual health, healthcare practices, and broader public health outcomes.
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dc.identifier.citationMorison T, Gibson A. (2025). Making sense of bodily experiences: Interpreting signs and symptoms. Riley S. Critical Health Psychology: Foundations, Approaches and Applications.
dc.identifier.eisbn978-0-473-75027-5
dc.identifier.elements-typechapter
dc.identifier.number2.2
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73654
dc.publisherMassey University
dc.relation.ispartofCritical Health Psychology: Foundations, Approaches and Applications
dc.relation.urihttps://oercollective.caul.edu.au/critical-health-psychology/chapter/chapter-2-2/
dc.rights(c) 2025 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.titleMaking sense of bodily experiences: Interpreting signs and symptoms
dc.typechapter
massey.relation.uri-descriptionPublished version
pubs.elements-id503382
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences
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