Summary: Topic 5: Behavioural Science

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• 1 Communication Skills Model

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• What is the bottom-up approach of empathy?

  Automatic or unconscious process that allows recognition of another's emotional state 

• What is the top-down approach of empathy?

  Conscious cognitive process that allows us to explain and predict our own and other's behaviour 

• What is the consensus model of patient-dentist interaction?

  Dentist is a gatekeeper who gives an individual access to sick role for acute dentistry The acute disesase prevents fulfilment of social roles, work, and duties. 

• What is the mutual dependence model of patient-dentist interaction?

  Mutual dependence = activity-passivity model + guidance-cooperation model + mutual participation model
  These determine the patient's experience of illness. 
  1. Activity-passivity = can the patient participate? (unconscious or incapable) 
  2. Guidance-cooperation = for forms of acute illness
  3. Mutual participation = for forms of chronic illness

• What is the conflict model of patient-dentist interaction?

  Conflict model
  1. Degree of conflict
  2. Assumption (active dentist with passive patient)
  3. Divergence in cultural background     

• What is the conflict and control model of patient-dentist interaction?

  1. Paternalisitic = high dentist but low patient control
  2. Mutualistic = equal control
  3. Consumerist = patient is simply a client/consumer
  4. Default = both take little control

• What are the 3 egos of the transactional analysis (TA) model?

  1. Parent = "taught" concept of life, formed by external events and influences throughout childhood 
  2. Adult = "thought" concept of life, neither trying to control nor react 
  3. Child = "felt" concept in life, comes out when dominated by anger and despair 

• What are the two subcategories of each parent and child egos of transactional analysis?

  Parent mode
  1. Controlling
  2. Nurturing 
  Child mode 
  1. Free 
  2. Adapted

• What are the social characteristics associated with non-compliance?

  Individual's social situation
  Lack of social support
  Family instability or disharmony
  Patient's expectations and attitude towards treatment
  Residential instability
  Environment that supports nonadherent behaviour
  Conflicting demands
  Lack of resources

• What are the personal characteristics associated with non-compliance?

  Demographics 
  Sensory disability
  Type and severity of psychiatric disorder
  Forgetfulness
  Lack of understanding