Clinical Psyc-Chapter 10 Definitions

Question 1

community psychology

Answer 1

a branch of psychology that focuses on research and practice on the reciprocal relations between individuals and the community in which they live.

Question 2

health promotion

Answer 2

programs designed to increase activities that are beneficial to many aspects of physical health

Question 3

incidence rates

Answer 3

the number of new cases of a specific problem

Question 4

indicated preventive intervention

Answer 4

a prevention program that targets people who do not meet criteria for a disorder, but who have elevated risk and may show detectable, but subclinical, signs of the disorder

Question 5

number needed to treat

Answer 5

the number of people who need to receive the intervention in order to prevent one person from developing the condition.

Question 6

primary prevention

Answer 6

the provision of conditions conducive to good health

Question 7

protective factors

Answer 7

characteristics of the individual or the environment that render a person less vulnerable to the development of a problem or disorder

Question 8

risk factors

Answer 8

characteristics of the individual or the environment that render a person more vulnerable to the development of a problem or disorder, or that are associated with more severe symptoms

Question 9

risk reduction model

Answer 9

an approach to prevention that reduces risks and promotes protective factors

Question 10

secondary prevention

Answer 10

prevention that targets groups of people who are identified as being at high risk (similar to selected and indicated prevention).

Question 11

selective prevention intervention

Answer 11

a prevention program that targets people who are at elevated risk of developing a particular disorder or problem

Question 12

universal preventive intervention

Answer 12

a prevention program applied to an entire population, such as media awareness campaign on the dangers of drinking and driving.