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N The experience of chronic illness and disabiliTyThe way individuals experience chronic illness or disability encompasses many different areas and is influenced by numerous factors, includ-ing the following: l Personal factors (such as gender, race, age, coping styles, and past experience) l Social and family relationships and social support l Socioeconomic status l Culture l Environment (physical, social, and polit-ical) l Activities (including those related to daily living, recreation, school, and work) l Goals of the individualThe extent to which a health condition is disabling depends on the interplay between the individual s health condition and these factors. Limitations that individuals experi-ence may not be so much a function of their health condition as a function of elements in their environment. Individual reactions to chronic illness and disability vary consider-ably.
12 Chapter 2 Psychosocial and Functional Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability Responses to stresses imposed by threat of chronic illness or disability depend on indi-
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