Parsons' Sick Role
Assessment
1. According
to Parsons, the sick are excused responsibility for their condition and
exempt normal duties. What two things are expected from them in return?
2. What two aspects of the sick role did Parsons draw from Freud?
3. Which of Weber’s ‘ideal types’ of authority is most
applicable to the sick role model?
4. When might the role of patient not coincide with sickness?
5.What powers do doctors have in this model?
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Answers
1. They
are to seek medical advice and comply with treatment
2.
The analogy between the doctor/patient and the child/parent relationships
and the idea of conflicting drives within the personality.
3. The rational/legal.
4. When it is to obtain contraception, vaccinations or an insurance
certificate, or during pregnancy….
5. They have the powers to decide fitness to work and demand compliance
with treatment.
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By: Alan Leeder