A3 - Health Belief Model Flashcards

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What is the Health Belief Model?

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A theory that explains why people do or don’t engage in behaviours related to their beliefs.

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What is percieved seriousness?

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Someone’s belief in how serious they think a consequence is if they do or don’t engage in a behaviour.

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What is percieved susceptibility?

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Subjective perception of getting an illness or disease.

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What is percieved benefit?

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One’s perception of the effectiveness of the actions taken to reduce an illness.

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What are percieved barriers?

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One’s feelings on the obstacles when recommended health action.

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What is an internal cue?

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Something that happens to that person. e.g. coughing.

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What is an external cue?

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Something that occurs to someone outside of your body. e.g someone dying due to smoking.

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What is a strength to the HBM?

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There are practical applications for the theory.

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What is a weakness to the HBM?

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Alternative models have been proposed that may explain health behaviour.

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