Interview on a chronic illness condition
Order Description
1) interview a client, friend or family member who has a serious and/or chronic illness/condition, or 2) read a first person narrative account of illness/disability. You will need to gather
information from the narrative or interview that answers the following questions:
Briefly, what is the person’s description of the history of the illness or condition s/he has?
What does s/he think may have caused this illness/condition?
What treatment has the person had and what has been its effect?
What are the main problems/concerns the condition has caused?
What is the most stressful/fearful part about this condition?
Once you have identified the illness/condition the person has, please review 1) at least one professional biomedical source that describes the etiology, course (expected unfolding of the
condition), and usual treatments.