Intro to Health Psychology

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What are the goals of health psychology?
1.Promotion and Maintenance of Health.2.Improving Healthcare systems. 3.Prevention and treatment of illnesses. 4.Identifying the causes of illness.
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What 6 factors influence health behaviour?
Age, Gender, Where you live, Income, Diet, Drug Use
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Name 3 distal influences
Personality, socio-economic status, Age/Gender
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Name 4 proximal influences
Attitudes, Beliefs, Motives, Perceptions
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What are Eysencks 3 Factors?
Extroversion, Neuroticism, Psychotisicm
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What are McCrae and Costas big five?
Extroversion, Neuroticism, Openness, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness
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What are the 3 factors of multidimensional locus of control?
Internal (Determine own health), External (Health a matter of luck/fate), Powerful Others (Docs/Surgeons)
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What environmental influences effect health behaviour?
Culture, subculture, Family, Media
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Name 3 components compromising behaviours in attitude-object behaviour
Cognitive,Emotional, Behavioural eg. Smoking is dangerous, Smoking is disgusting, I will not smoke
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Name the 4 factors of unrealistic optimism
Lack of personal experience, Belief it hasn't occurred yet and wont, Belief the problem is uncommon, Belief that action can prevent the problem
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What psychosocial factors influence our behaviour?
Demographic factors, Personality, Social Norms, Attitudes
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Why are health models important?
They generate research, solve problems and predict behaviour whilst explaining data.
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Name the 5 continuum models and their creators.
Health Belief Model (Becker), Theory of Reasoned Action (Azjen and Fishbein), Theory of Planned Behaviour (Azjen), Protection Motivation Theory(Rogers), Implementation (Gollwitzer)
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Describe the Health Belief Model (Becker)
Demographic variables affect perceived threat, susceptibility, barriers, benefits which influence likelihood of behaviour.
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Describe the Protection Motivation Theory (Rogers)
Severity, Susceptibility, Response Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Fear influence behaviour intentions and then behaviour.
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Describe the Theory of Reasoned Action (Azjen and Fishbein)
Demographics and Past Experience effect outcome expectancies x outcome value and normative beliefs x motivation to comply which effect attitude towards behaviour and subjective norm which effect behaviour intention and then behaviour.
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Describe the Theory of Planned Behaviour (Azjen)
Same as TRA + perceived internal/external control factors leads to percieved control
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Describe Implementation/Intention (Gollwitzer)
Plan is crucial; where, when and how. Good outcome when goals are valued.
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Name the 3 stage models
Transtheoretical Model, Health Action Process Approach, Precaution Adoption Process Approach
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Describe the Theoretical model
Precontemplation---Contemplation---Preparation---Action (relapse)---Maintanence(relapse)---Termination
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Describe the Precaution Adoption Process Approach
Unaware of issue---Unengaged---Considering whether to act---Deciding not to---Deciding to---Action---Maintenance
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Describe the Health Action Process Approach
Self efficacy/outcome expectancies/Risk Percetion---Goals---Planning---Initiative (recovery)---Maintenance
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