February 8

Interview 1

  1. Questions for Interviewee: Write the three or four of the questions that elicited the best responses. How did these change based on previous experience?
    1. What were you taught about mental health? Was it talked about?
    2. Why do you think people are afraid to go to mental health appointments? Appointments in general?
    3. How do you feel about the current way that appointments are set-up and what might help to lessen the fear?What are some ideas that might fix this issue? Solutions? Counter-measures?
    4. What is your primary issue with the way doctors interact with a patient?
  2. Interviewee Response Summary
    1. February 26th at 5pm on Zoom
    2. Summarized bullet points of the interviewee responses:
      • The interviewee is seeking therapy routes to better themselves.
      • They were taught that it was okay to feel sad and to not let it consume you. They knew mental health was a problem just not how to address it.
      • They commonly find their information through the doctor’s office (in-person, call, website).
      • The interviewee said they don’t necessarily enjoy going to health appointments but that they are afraid of them.
      • They don’t like how health care providers aren’t always friendly and that you cannot always speak openly without fear of getting legal involved (suicide, etc.).
      • They just want someone to listen and understand, they want to be heard.
      • Their primary issues is that the doctors don’t think that patients know what is wrong, know what they are talking about, or know what the doctor is talking about.
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