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Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC): Framework for Comparative Study of Illness

Mitchell G. Weiss
- 01 Jun 1997 - 
- Vol. 34, Iss: 2, pp 235-263
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The Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) as discussed by the authors is a collection of locally adapted explanatory model interviews rooted in a common framework, which was developed by the authors of this paper.
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The Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) refers to a collection of locally adapted explanatory model interviews rooted in a common framework. Efforts to develop the EMIC were motivated by r...

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The McGill Illness Narrative Interview (MINI): an interview schedule to elicit meanings and modes of reasoning related to illness experience.

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Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior

TL;DR: In this paper, the author explains "theory and reasoned action" model and then applies the model to various cases in attitude courses, such as self-defense and self-care.
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity.

Melvin L. DeFleur, +1 more
- 01 Oct 1964 - 
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Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the relationship between information control and personal identity, including the Discredited and the Discreditable Social Information Visibility Personal Identity Biography Biographical Others Passing Techniques of Information Control Covering.
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Cognitive Therapy of Depression

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