Illness Identity

Learning Objectives To think about your own identity and how illness or wellness fit in To understand the four illness identity constructs To be familiar with the illness identity questionnaire To consider how illness identity can influence patient behavior Roadmap I. Activity II. Definitions A. Identity B. Illness identity C. Illness perception III. Examples A. Diabetes B. Congenital Heart Disease C. Epilepsy D. Deafness, Disability E. Survivors of illness F. Transplant recipients IV. Misc. A. Labels B. Social Media V. Question