Chapter 6 Flashcards
Concepts of health (six dimensions)
1) physical functioning - focus on physical limitations regarding to take care of self, being mobile, etc
2) mental health - focus on feelings of anxiety and depression, psychological well-being and control of emotions and behaviors
3) social well-being - focus on visiting with or speaking on the telephone with friends and family
4) role functioning - focus on freedom of limitations in discharging usual role activities
5) general health perceptions - focus on self-assessment of current health status on amounts of pain being experienced
6) symptoms - focus on reports of physical and psychophysiologic symptoms
biomedical definition of health
focuses solely on the individuals physiological state and the presence or absence of symptoms of sickness. health defined as the absence of disease or physiological malfunction. absence of a negative state
sociological definition of health
considers all six dimensions in defining health and emphasize the social and cultural aspects of health and illness.
Dimensions of health behavior
- prevention - minimize risk of disease, injury and disability
- detection - examinations and such
- promotion - encourage and persuade indviduals to engage in HPBs and avoid or disengage health-harming behaviors
- protection - health protection activities
Macro approach to explaining health behaviors (4 factors)
1) the availability of protective or harmful consumer products (such as tobacco, high fat foods etc)
2) physical structure/ physical characteristics (child proof medical containers, seat belts)
3) octal structures and policies (enforcement of fines for selling tobacco to those who are underage, provision for community day care services)
4) media and culture messages (such as advertisements for alcohol products)
The micro approach (health belief model)
Provides a paradigm for understanding why some individuals engage in hpbs while others knowingly act in healthy ways
Individuals will take preventative measures when these four conditions exist
- the individual feels susceptible or vulnerable to a certain disease
- the individual feels that contacting disease would have serious consequences
- the individual believes that taking the preventive action would reduce susceptibility to the disease
- one more cues or triggers for action
Theory of reasoned action
That an intention or motivation to perform a behavior precedes actual performance of the behavior (how enjoyable or unjoyable a behavior is)
Macro approach to explaining health behaviors (4 factors)
1) the availability of protective or harmful consumer products (such as tobacco, high fat foods etc)
2) physical structure/ physical characteristics (child proof medical containers, seat belts)
3) octal structures and policies (enforcement of fines for selling tobacco to those who are underage, provision for community day care services)
4) media and culture messages (such as advertisements for alcohol products)
The micro approach (health belief model)
Provides a paradigm for understanding why some individuals engage in hpbs while others knowingly act in healthy ways
Individuals will take preventative measures when these four conditions exist
- the individual feels susceptible or vulnerable to a certain disease
- the individual feels that contacting disease would have serious consequences
- the individual believes that taking the preventive action would reduce susceptibility to the disease
- one more cues or triggers for action
Theory of reasoned action
That an intention or motivation to perform a behavior precedes actual performance of the behavior (how enjoyable or unjoyable a behavior is)
