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Health Behaviour
Accessing Your Health
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
07/28/2012

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MORTALITY

Definition

PROPORTION OF DEATHS TO POPULATION

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LIFE EXPECTANCY
Definition
EXPECTED NUMBER YEARS OF LIFE REMAINING AT A GIVEN AGE
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CHRONIC DISEASE
Definition
BEGINS SLOWLY, PERSISTS AND PROGRESSES, A VARIETY OF SIGNS, CAN'T BE TREATED BY MEDS
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HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
Definition
EXPECTED NUMBER OF FULL YEARS OF FULL HEALTH
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HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
Definition
MULTIDIMENSIONAL CONCEPT FOCUSSING ON PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND SOCIAL STATUS OF QUALITY OF LIFE
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WELLBEING
Definition
ASSESSMENT OF THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF A PERSON'S LIFE
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WHAT ARE THE TWO MODELS OF HEALTH?
Definition

MEDICAL MODEL-HEALTH STATUS FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL AND THEIR TISSUES AND ORGANS

PUBLIC HEALTH MODEL- DISEASES AND OTHER NEGATIVE HEALTH EVENTS ARE A RESULT OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S INTERACTION WITH SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

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WHAT IS HEALTH?
Definition
PROCESS OF ACHIEVING INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL IN PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL, SPIRITUAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DIMENSIONS
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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1947?
Definition
WHO PROPOSED HEALTH IS MORE THAN JUST A PHYSICAL STATE
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WHAT IS WELLNESS?
Definition
PROCESS OF TRYING TO ACHIEVE POTENTIAL IN EACH OF SIX INTERRELATED DIMENSIONS BASED ON ONE'S OWN LIMITATIONS AND STRENGTHS: PHYSICAL HEALTH, SOCIAL HEALTH, INTELLECTUAL HEALTH, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, SPIRITUAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
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WHAT CAN AFFECT YOUR HEALTH?
Definition

INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOUR: TOBACCO

BIOLOGY/GENETICS: CAN'T CHANGE OR MODIFY

SOCIAL FACTORS: WAGES, VIOLENCE

ECONOMIC FACTORS: UNABLE TO PAY FOR NOURISHING FOOD

BUILT ENVIRONMENTl NO FOOTPATHS- LESS WALKING

POLICYMAKING- UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE- MEDICARE

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WHAT IS A HEALTH DISPARITY?
Definition
PREVENTABLE DIFFERENCES IN INJURY, DISEASE OR VIOLENCE, EXPERIENCED BY SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS
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MODELS OF BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Definition

HEALTH BELIEF MODEL- HOW BELIEFS MAY INFLUENCE BEHAVIOUR- PERCEIVED SERIOUSNESS OF PROBLEM, PERCEIVED SUSCEPTABILITY TO PROBLEM, CUES TO ACTION

SOCIAL COGNITIVE MODEL- FOCUSSES ON SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT, INNER THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS AND BEHAVIOURS BEING INTERLINKED

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TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL/STAGES OF CHANGE
Definition

1-PRECONTEMPLATION-NO INTENT OF CHANGING

2-CONTEMPLATION- RECOGNISE PROBLEM, NEED TO CHANGE

3- PREPARATION- MAY COME UP WITH A PLAN

4- ACTION- FOLLOW ACTION PLANS

5- MAINTENANCE- MAKE CHANGE PART OF LIFE

6- TERMINATION- NEW BEHAVIOUR AND ESSENTIAL PART OF LIVING

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FACTORS AFFECTING BEHAVIOUR
Definition

PREDISPOSING FACTOR- IE- PARENTS SMOKE

ENABLING FACTOR- PEERS SMOKE

REINFORCING FACTOR- YOU QUIT SMOKES, BUT YOUR FAMILY SMOKES, MAY LOSE RESOLVE

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SMART GOALS
Definition

S-PECIFIC

M-EASURABLE

A-CTION ORIENTED

R-EALISTIC

T-IME ORIENTED

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REINFORCEMENT
Definition

CONSUMABLE REINFORCERS- EDIBLE ITEMS YOU ENJOY

ACTIVITY- GOING FOR A HIKE

SOCIAL- APPRECIATION, PRAISE

POSSESIONAL- SPORTS CAR

MANIPULATIVE- LOWER RENT FOR DOING CHORES

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