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Are there any circumstances in which it is reasonable to blame people for getting sick and to
therefore judge them to be undeserving of health care finance by others?

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People firmly prefer a system to disarray. We put together belief systems with an aim to
acknowledge terrifying notions such as death and wickedness (Williams, 1984) .
People also conceive systems to help them interpret diseases and chronicle illnesses. Medicine and
the art of trying to study diseases and pathogens have grown into a global industry. People around
the world now have the awareness of what happens to our bodies after we contract diseases.
Ironicacally, everybody and the society at large is still drawn to the same question "why." Why did
Anna get cancer, How did John get tuberculosis? Mary succumbed to cancer though she was not a
smoker.
This begins to take hold of social policy and generates prejudice against target groups in this case
the patients in the society. This in turn influences how sick people are seen and treated by family and
others close to them.(Callebaut, Molyneux, & Alexander, 2016.) Michael is an alcoholic; I'm not
surprised he got liver failure. This takes a heavy psychological toll on the patients will all the blame
directed towards them. In many scenarios, the friends and family blames the victims for bringing all
this upon him/herself and therefore undeserving of financial support. The logic of health policy and
promotion of health has it that every individual is responsible for staying healthy. What this means is
however unclear and the consequences are a matter of concern. A diligent analysis of the situation
on ones responsibility for his own health discloses a number of well-defined arguments for the
contrasting policy each and every one of them depending on key unvoiced suppositions whose
justifiability is uncertain. However, we can’t quarrel with the tiniest argument that most of us would
be in good shape if we took better care of ourselves. Nonetheless, issuing the duty of self-
accountability of one’s health is a substantially more judging evaluation of the commitment and
prerogative of the health policy. An evaluation of the hypothesis of whether people should be
blamed for getting sick should pave the way for any endeavour to put together any
Comprehensive judgements on rights and responsibilities in health promotion.
People being blamed for getting sick has a prolonged narrative. The major assumptions of passing
on infections in the twentieth century dominated research based dialogues and were political issues.
Today, as a result of political influence, social distancing measures and strict government
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regulations the public health policy is used as a medical and a political battlefield.
Today, patients are being blamed for not being responsible enough for their health status. Patient
blaming occurs when a victim is held in all aspects or moderately responsible for getting sick as a
result of factors such as making bad choices. During the COVID-19 pandemic, patient blaming
cases were highly recorded and patients were accused of contracting and spreading the virus. There
are several factors leading to patient blaming. A huge percentage of the world population
want to believe the world is just. When a patient is blamed of poor choices leading to their illness,
then we might believe they deserve to suffer the consequences of their own fate. Similar cases are
when a victim is being questioned on whether he or she was drunk and how many drinks one had
before a sexual assault or ones contribution before they were assaulted in a crime. People then come
up with conclusions of the victim being responsible for what happened to them to get a sign of
relief.
According to research, the patient’s morals may also play a vital role in determining whether he or
she is responsible for their illness. People who have a high regard on the significance of values such
as obedience, respect, freedom and others are most probably going to blame the patient for getting
sick. For instance, in the COVID-19 pandemic, there are several reasons a patient may be blamed.
One may want the victim 'patient' to feel responsible for contracting the illness. The patient should
be aware that the virus is controllable if one makes the correct choices and does not put his or her
self-interests first.
Conclusion
Everyone deserves a chance to health care finance as it is unjustifiable to entirely blame patients on
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getting sick. Everyone should be aware of the complications and barriers that patients go through.
Only then, we can all cooperate on finding solutions thrive and overcome diseases rather than
casting blames onto one another. Media companies and powerhouses can play a vital role by giving
close and thoughtful attention to the news they cover and the manner in which it is potrayed. They
can help by sharing the experiences of the sick victims and not blaming them for their conditions.
Everybody can play a vital role to put an end to patient blaming. Using a friendly language and
educating people within you on the difficulties the patients face. Blaming patients for being sick can
really take a toll on their psychological status and can lead them to stress or mental breakdown.
Blamed patient should not be afraid of seeking professional help from therapists who are now even
offering counselling help online.
References
Callebaut, L., Molyneux, P., & Alexander, T. (2016). The relationship between self-blame for the
onset of a chronic physical health condition and emotional
distress: A systematic literature review. Clinical Psychology and

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Psychotherapy, 2016. DOI: 10:1002/cpp.2061.
Williams, G. (1984). The genesis of chronic illness: narrative re-construction. Sociology of Health
and Illness, 6(2), 1984.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. COVID-19 racial and ethnic health disparities.
Gover AR, Harper SB, Langton L. Anti-Asian hate crime during the COVID-19 pandemic:
exploring the reproduction of inequality. Am J Crim
Just. 2020;45:647–667. doi:10.1007/s12103-020-09545-1

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therefore judge them to be undeserving of health care finance by others?

acknowledge terrifying notions such as death and wickedness (Williams, 1984) .

Comprehensive judgements on rights and responsibilities in health promotion.

offering counselling help online.

onset of a chronic physical health condition and emotional

distress: A systematic literature review. Clinical Psychology and

Psychotherapy, 2016. DOI: 10:1002/cpp.2061.

and Illness, 6(2), 1984.

exploring the reproduction of inequality. Am J Crim

Just. 2020;45:647–667. doi:10.1007/s12103-020-09545-1

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