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Health behaviour predictors, public policies in health
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
05/16/2010

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Biomedical Model
Definition
* Illness is caused by something outside the body
* Ill person is victim of external forces
* Role of psychology neglible
Term
Criticisms of Biomedical Model
Definition
* Psychosomatic medicine
* Behavioural health
* Health psychology
Term
Biopsychosocial model
Definition
* Social systems
* psychological systems
* biological systems

* illness caused by a range of factors but ultimately biological
* other factors to be considered when treating and not just biology
Term
Criticisms of Biopsychosocial model
Definition
+ behaviour/ lifestyle= 50% deaths
genetic factors = 20% deaths
- Kaplan 1990- too much emphasis on biological measures
Term
3 lifestyle factors
Definition
Dietary habits
Smoking
drinking
Term
Factors affecting health behaviour change
Definition
* Personality
* Attitudes
* Risk perception and unrealistic optimism
* Goals + self- regulation of behaviour
* self- efficacy
* Human inconsistency
Term
Mulitdimensional health locus of control Wallston 1978
Definition
Internals= can control environment
Externals= health due to chance
powerful others= health in control of health professionals
*Individuals unlikely to act upon health beliefs unless they value their health
Term
Health belief model
Definition
Perceived threat + health motivation + perceived benefits + perceived barriers+ cues to action= action
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Theory of reasoned action Fishbein & Ajzen 1975
Definition
demographic factors-> behavioural beliefs-> attitude-> intention-> behaviour<- intention<- subjective norm<- normative beliefs<- personality
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theory planned behaviour (azjen 1991)
Definition
theory of reasoned action + control beliefs-> perceived control-> intention-> behaviour
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Transtheoretical model (Prochaska & DiClemente 1983)
Definition
Precontemplation-> contemplation-> preparation-> action-> maintenance
Term
Public Policies in changing health behaviour
Definition
1. reducing barriers and increasing ces to healthy behaviour a. warning labels
2. creating barriers and reducing cues to unhealthy behaviour a. taxation b. restricting advertising c. restricting media portrayals d. restricting availability
3. changing the social environment
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experential processes in transtheoretical model
Definition
1. consciousness raising
2. dramatic relief
3. environmental re-evaluation
4. self- reevaluation
5. social liberation
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behavioural processes in transtheoretical model
Definition
1. counter- conditioning
2. helping relationships
3. reinforcement management
4. self- liberation
5. stimulus control
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