Chapter 11: Health Psychology - Module 37: Health and Wellness Flashcards
True or false: as many as 85% of people do not fully comply with their physician’s recommendations?
True (p.434)
What is “reactance”?
A negative emotional and cognitive reaction resulting from the restriction of one’s freedom. (p. 435)
True or false: about half of patients don’t know how long they have to continue a medication.
True. (p. 435)
What is good communication between doctor and patient often referred to?
“bedside manner” (p. 435)
There is also “integrated whole person care”
What are “positively framed messages?”
Suggesting you will benefit from carrying out a health-related behaviour. (p. 436)
What are “negatively framed messages?”
Messages tat highlight what you have to lose by not performing a behaviour.
What are negatively-framed measured best for supporting?
Preventative behaviours.
What are positively-framed measured best for supporting?
Behaviours that will result in the detection of disease.
What is the investigation of “Subjective well-being” focused on?
PEoples’ evaluations of their lives in therms of their own thoughts and emotions. (p. 437)
What are some charcteristics that happy people share?
High self esteem, firm sense of control, optimistic, like to be around other people. (p. 437)
What do you call “A marker [for happiness ]that establishes the tone of one’s life.”
“Set point” (p. 438)
True or false: overall, men tend to enjoy time spent with parents more than women.
True. (p. 437)
What happens when someone wins the lottery?
There is in ainitial surge in happiness, but happiness level eventaully returns to where it was before.
This is the same for people who suffer serious accidents whose happiness initially drops, but eventually returns to where it was before. (p. 438)
