Talcott Parsons Claimed That, to Qualify for the Sick Role

question 20

True/False

Talcott Parsons claimed that, to qualify for the sick role, a person must want to become healthy.

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Definitions:

Motivating Force

A factor or influence that induces a person to act or behave in a certain way, often aimed at achieving a specific outcome or goal.

Human Nature

The inherent characteristics, including ways of thinking, feeling, and acting, that all humans tend to have naturally, irrespective of the influence of culture.

Sexual Impulses

Natural, spontaneous desires or urges related to sexual activity.

Pleasure Principle

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding pain to satisfy biological and psychological needs.