8-21 Pt Behavioral

Question 0

Which model does HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY employ?

Answer 0

BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL

Question 1

What are some contemporary treatment approaches for HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY? [3]

Answer 1

1. CBT
2. mindfulness
3. Community Behavioral Strategies

Question 2

In the 2013 Albert Einstein College of Med study: what was found?

Answer 2

Despite most miscarriages being attributed to Chromosomal Abnormalities–most people misattributed it to be caused by having a shock during pregnancy>Mother emotion state[2nd]>heavy lifiting [3rd]

Question 3

• Most people self-explain disease and ailments with ____explanations and blame ___ mostly for their disease (breast cancer/Taylor et. al study)
• *Which theory is this?

Answer 3

*Most people self-explain disease & ailments with CASUAL explanations and blame CHANCE[1st]>Themselves[2nd]

**Attribution Theory

Question 4

According to the ___County Landmark Study. What are the Belloc & Breslow’s Seven Health Factors for Longevity!

Answer 4

Belloc & Breslow’s 7 factors of Longevity! –> ALAMEDA COUNTY

1. Sleep 7-8 hours per day
2. No eating between meals
3. Eat breakfast regularly
4. Maintain proper weight
5. Regular exercise
6. Moderate or NO use of EtOH
7. No SMOKING :-)
   * More Factors = DEC in % Dead in 9 years

Question 5

Social Cognition models [3]

Answer 5

• Health belief model
• Social cognitive Theory
• Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior

Question 6

Motivation and Change models [2]

Answer 6

• Self determination theory

- Trans-theoretical model

Question 7

Model w/cognitive and affective components

Answer 7

Cmmon sense model of self-regulation

Question 8

Health Belief Model

Answer 8

Likelihood that someone will take action to prevent illness depends on his/her perception that:

1. they’re vulnerable to a condition
2. Consequences of the condition would be serious
3. precautionary behavior effectively prevents the condition
4. The benefits of reducing the threat of the condition exceed the costs for taking actions

Question 9

What 3 things does the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) state?

Answer 9

1. Personal, Environment & social factors altogether influence health behavior
2. Most behaviors are just modifiable learned responses
3. you must have cognition and behavioral skills to change health behavior

Question 10

Thoery of Reasoned action and Planned behavior propose a______
and are only applicable under what 2 assumptions?

Answer 10

TRA and TPB propose a mathetmatical relationship between beliefs/attitudes/intentions & behaviors

assumtions:
1. behavior is under one’s own will and control
2. people are rational beings

Question 11

1) What does the Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior state?
2) What 3 things are Intention (precedes behavior) influenced by

Answer 11

1) likelihood someone will work on health risk reduction depends on how convinced they are health behaviors can prevent risk and that the benefits out weigh the cost
2) Subjective norms – Attitudes – Self Efficacy

Question 12

Self-determination theory

Answer 12

Humanistic theory of motivation & well-being stating individuals have innate tendency toward personal growth/vitality that’ll be either satisfied or prevented by their immediate environment

Question 13

Trans-theoretical Model (Stages of Change Model)

Answer 13

Precontemplation->Contemplation—->
{Determination->Action->Relapse}—>Maintenance–>RESTART

{…}Can Exit&re-enter at any stage
*Describes CHANGE as a PROCESS, not an event

Question 14

ambivalent

Answer 14

Having mixed feelings
(occurs in the contemplative stage of the
“Trans-theoretical Model of Behavior Change–weight benefits vs. cost/barriers)

Question 15

illness representations

Answer 15

found in common sense model = people developing “common sense” understandings of their illness/diagnosis

Question 16

What is the CSM-Illness Representation comprised of: [5]

Answer 16

Identity of the threat
Cause of the Threat
Consequences of the threat
Control/Cure the threat? 
Time line associated w/ the threat