Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- 1 Presenting a problem
- 2 The form of dialogue
- 3 What has gone before: some background information
- 4 The primary structure to the child's world of illness
- 5 Germs and bugs: causal agents
- 6 Dirt and fresh air: the exogenous system
- 7 My castle and the good germs: the endogenous system and its boundary
- 8 ‘Pretend illness’: An analysis of how communication patterns can foster particular forms of complaints
- 9 The consultation: a form of dialogue
- 10 Health education and health promotion
- Appendixes
- 1 Themes for the family interviews
- 2 Open-ended questionnaire
- 3 Themes for the group discussions
- References
- Index
2 - Open-ended questionnaire
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Glossary
- 1 Presenting a problem
- 2 The form of dialogue
- 3 What has gone before: some background information
- 4 The primary structure to the child's world of illness
- 5 Germs and bugs: causal agents
- 6 Dirt and fresh air: the exogenous system
- 7 My castle and the good germs: the endogenous system and its boundary
- 8 ‘Pretend illness’: An analysis of how communication patterns can foster particular forms of complaints
- 9 The consultation: a form of dialogue
- 10 Health education and health promotion
- Appendixes
- 1 Themes for the family interviews
- 2 Open-ended questionnaire
- 3 Themes for the group discussions
- References
- Index
Summary
When I am ill, I …
I became ill because …
If I am ill, I am supposed to …
Germs are …
I feel sick when …
The best thing my father does when I am ill …
Hospitals …
People get food poisoning because …
If I am ill I miss …
Doctors …
If you are mad …
I know when I am tired but not ill because …
People who are handicapped …
When I am ill I like my mother to …
I pretend to be ill by …
When people are allergic they …
I know when I am starting to be ill because …
Illness …
If I am ill it is wrong to …
The best thing about being ill is …
If a close friend is ill I …
Vitamins are …
My illness is serious if …
I feel sick when …
In order to keep healthy I …
These questions are …
The best way of pretending to be ill is …
If my friend said I was more often ill than other children I would …
I would pretend to be ill if …
The worst illness I've had …
The illness I fear most is …
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- The Child's World of IllnessThe Development of Health and Illness Behaviour, pp. 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1988