Health + Clinical Psychology - Healthy Living (theories of health beliefs)

A quiz for Health beliefs:
- Locus of Control
- Self Efficacy
- The Health Belief Model

A quiz for studies for health beliefs
- Kaplan and Cowles (1978)
- DiClemente (1981)
- Becker et al (1987)

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  • Created by: Kinsy
  • Created on: 06-10-09 09:14
Define the theory of locus of control
A theory about why we might or might not adopt a healthful behaviour, to the extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them.
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Define the theory Self Efficacy
A theory about why we might or might not adopt a healthful behaviour, to the extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them.
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Define the theory Health Belief Model
This is used to try and explain protective and destructive behaviours.
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What is an Internal Locus of Control?
Individuals believe that events result primarily from their own behaviour and actions.
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What is an External Locus of Control?
Individuals believe that powerful others, fate luck, chance primarily determines affects.
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In the study by Kaplan and Cowles 1978, what was the design used?
A Natural Experiment and a longitudinal study
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In the study DiClemente, 1981 - How were the participants selected?
A Self Selected Sample, who had recently quit smoking.
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What were the results for study DiClemente, 1981
There were 42 maintainers and 21 recidivists
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In the study by Becker et al, 1987 - What is the method?
A correlation, interviews, blood tests
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In the study by Becker et al, 1987 - What were the findings?
A mother
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