2nd LESSON Flashcards
Feels like a victim with tittle if they is any, control over life events
External locus of control
Feels able to influence significant events and occurrence affecting self; they see themselves as responsible for their own lives
Internal locus of control
Psychologist who coined the term self-efficacy to describe an individual’s perception of one’s own ability to perform a certain task
Albert Bandura (1977)
To describe an individual’s perception of one’s own ability to perform a certain task
Self-efficacy
Is a form of self confidence that leads to successful behavior performance (it is a strong influencing for own behavior)
Self-efficacy
Has a powerful impact on initiating behavior change
Self-efficacy
SELF EFFICACY ENCOMPASSES 2 TYPES OF EXPECTATIONS
•Outcome expectations
•Efficacy expectations
Beliefs about whether behavior will produce desirable results
Outcome expectations
Beliefs the person has about her own ability to perform the behavior
Efficacy expectations
Are powerful shapers of behavior
Beliefs
Are based on belief
Health behaviors
Is an individual’s perception of self
Self-concept
An individual’s perception of self worth
Self-esteem
Perception of physical self
Body image
Influences individuals health behavior in that people who think highly of themselves will tend to take care of themselves
Self-concept
Frequently ignore their own needs because they are perceived to be less important than the needs of other people
Person’s with low self-concept
Is dynamic and may change according to health status
Self-concept
A person’s cognitive abilities can facilitate or abstract health behavior
Cognition
A person is more likely to perform a behavior if he understand the implication of consistent healthy lifestyle
Cognition
Deficiency in __________ can be a barrier to compliance of health behavior
Cognition
TWO MAJOR CLASSIFICATION OF ILLNESS
•ACUTE ILLNESS
•CHRONIC ILLNESS
Is a disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a rapid onset, intense manifestation and a relatively short duration
ACUTE ILLNESS
Is a disruption in functional ability usually characterized by a gradual insidious onset with lifetime changes
CHRONICILLNESS
Usually reversible
ACUTE ILLNESS
Usually irreversible
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Last a long time, frequently throughout the individual’s life
CHRONIC ILLNESS
