A3:Health Belief Model

Question 1

Who came up with the health belief model

Answer 1

Rosenstock ( 1966)

Question 2

What is the health belief model?

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Answer 2

Is a psychological theory that tries to explain why people do or don’t engage in healthy behaviour the model can be summed up in free questions that an individual may ask themselves

Question 3

What are the three questions? An individual may ask themselves when it comes to the health belief model?

Answer 3

1. how serious are the consequences?(perceived seriousness.)
2. How am I to get the disease?(perceived susceptibility)
3. What are the advantages versus disadvantages of taking this action?(cost. -benefit analysis which we up perceived benefits versus perceived barriers. )

Question 4

What is perceived susceptibility?

Answer 4

How much a person believes they are at risk of a certain health issue

Question 5

Perceived seriousness

Answer 5

How serious are the consequences

Question 6

Cost and benefit analysis

Answer 6

Weighing up the balance between the proceeds benefits of changing behaviour and the perceived barriers

Question 7

What are demographic variables?

Answer 7

Characteristics such as age, gender and culture

Question 8

What are cues to actions?

Answer 8

Triggers that prompt people to take action in their health

Question 9

What is self efficacy?

Answer 9

A persons confidence in their ability to take necessary action