chapter 3: health behaviour Flashcards
enabling people to increase control over and improve their health
health promotion
when do health habits develop and stabilize?
develop in childhood, stabilize around 11-12
instilling good health habits and changing poor ones through behaviour change methods or preventing development of poor behaviours
primary prevention
learning from the people around us
socialization
the crucial point at which a person is ready to learn about or modify behaviour
teachable moment
a particular time when adolescents are more likely to develop health-related behaviours
window of vulnerability
model of health behaviour change that assumes correct information will motivate people to change behaviours; mostly comes in the form of educational appeals
attitudinal approach
theory that presentation of risk information changes perspectives and actions
prospect theory
theory that people will choose to engage in behaviours they believe they will succeed in and have outcomes they value
expectancy value theory
the belief that we are in control of our behaviours
self-efficacy
model of health behaviour change that relies on people’s perception of risk, susceptibility, severity, and threat reduction associated with the new health behaviour
health belief model
criticism of the health belief model
fails to include emotional responses
framework designed to help understand the cognitive processes underlying the persuasiveness of fear appeals
protection motivation theory
motivation to protect oneself that stems from fear in response to threat severity and vulnerability
fear appraisal
motivation to protect oneself that stems from assessment of response efficacy and self-efficacy, along with response costs
coping appraisal
model of health behaviour change that assumes health behaviour is the direct result of behavioural intentions
theory of planned behaviour
three factors that determine intentions
attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control
criticism of theory of planned behaviour
does not predict long-term change well
specific behavioural intention that outlines the how, when, and where of a behaviour, along with contingency plans
implementation intentions
alternate name for the stages of behaviour change model
transtheoretical model
stages of behaviour change
precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance
what precedes/triggers a behaviour
antecedents
learning by observing another person perform a behaviour
modeling
environment stimulus capable of eliciting a behaviour
discriminative stimulus
