After Dr. Miller acknowledges Meiling's response and explains why she needs to speak with her mother as well, Mrs. Zhang agrees to talk about her illness.
If you were in Dr. Miller's place, what would you want to know about Mrs. Zhang and her illness?
You might consider using the Explanatory Model questions introduced earlier in this course (3). Review the questions below and think about how would you adapt them to Mrs. Zhang's case? Type your questions in the text boxes provided below. Watch the video on the next screen to compare your questions to Dr. Miller’s.
Identity: What do you call your problem? What name does it have?
Cause: What do you think has caused your problem?
Duration: Why do you think it started when it did? How severe is it? Will it have a long or a short course?
Effects: What does your sickness do to you? How severe is it?
Mechanisms: How does your sickness work?
Fears: what do you fear most about your sickness?
Problems: What are the chief problems your sickness has caused you?
Expectations: What kind of treatment do you think you should receive? What are the most important results you hope to receive from the treatment?
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