Social-Psychological Factors Influencing the Use of Community Health Resources

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Abstract
Early studies are reviewed on the public''s reaction to specific programs, such as immunization, to response to specific diseases, such as cancer as well as studies employing a broad socio-cultural perspective. It is suggested that the nature and conditions of the social encounter between the physician and his patient have been largely ignored. The social-psychological importance of the encounter stems from the lack of complementarity in role expectations of the contemporary physician and patient. The consequences of the inability to align role expectations is seen as an assault on the patient''s self conception which may interfere with the treatment process.

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