Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
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What is health psychology?
Study of health, illness and healthcare to: promote and maintain health, improve healthcare policies, prevent and treat illnesses, find out causes of illness and risk factors.
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What is distal?
Something further away from us; socio-economical status, age, gender, personality, ethnicity, culture and etc
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What is proximal?
Closer to us; motives, belief, attitude and perception.
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What are the personality tests?
3 factors, big five and locus of control.
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What are the elements of 3 factors?
Extroversion, neuroticism and psychoticism
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What are the elements of big five?
Extroversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientious and openness.
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What are the elements of locus of control?
Internal orientation (my actions have an effect on outcomes), external orientation (luck/chance have effect on outcomes) and powerful others (actions of professionals have effect on outcomes).
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What is attitude?
Orientation to objects/people/events and evaluation of them. Has three components; behavioural, cognitive and emotional.
It is how we perceive the risk of our illness; unawareness (consider themselves to be at no risk), comparing with other people, defensive towards info, lack of understanding and info.
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What is unrealistic optimism? what are the factors?
Engaging in social comparison that reflect best on them. Factors: lack of experience, believe that action can prevent problem (illusion of control), belief that if it has not happened yet it won't in the future, belief that it's uncommon.
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What is self efficacy?
Confidence - Belief in one's ability to organise and execute actions required to manage the situation - positive outcome expectancy and reduced anxiety - important predictor.
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Name the continuum models of health behaviour.
1. Health belief model 2. Protection motivation theory 3. Theory of reasoned action 4. Theory of planned behaviour 5. Implementation intentions
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Study of health, illness and healthcare to: promote and maintain health, improve healthcare policies, prevent and treat illnesses, find out causes of illness and risk factors.
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