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Socio-economic status

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the social standing or class of an individual or group. Often measured as a combination of education, income and occupation (APA) - a sum of these factors together

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health differentials

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a term used to denote differences in health status and life expectancy across different groups

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social capital

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feelings of social cohesion, solidarity, and trust in one´s neighbours

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Health behaviour

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associated with an individual´s health status, regardless of current health or motivation

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Antioxidants

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chemical properties (polyphenols) or some substances (red wine) thought to inhibit the process of oxidation of low density lipoprotein (LDL) which has been shown to be important in the development of fatty deposits in the arteries

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biomedical model

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the basic idea is that mind, matter (body) and human behaviour can all be reduced to, and explained at, the level of cells, neural activity or biochemical activity –> reductionism

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biopsychosocial model

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a view that diseases and symptoms can be explained by a combination of physical, social, cultural and psychological

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epidemiology

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the study of patterns of disease in various populations and the association with other factors such as lifestyle factors. Key concepts include mortality, morbidity, prevalence, incidence, absolute risk and relative risk

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medical psychology

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based upon an essentially mechanistic model: i.e. an underlying impairment causes some symptom that requires treatment/cure in order to enable a return to “normal” health

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medical psychology

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based upon an essentially mechanistic model: i.e. an underlying impairment causes some symptom that requires treatment/cure in order to enable return to “normal” health

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behaviour medicine

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employ behavioral principles (e.g. classical or operant conditioning)

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psychosomatic medicine

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refers to the fact that mind and body are both involved in illness, and that they act together (connected by psychoanalysis)

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medical sociology

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health and illness being considered in terms of social factors - takes a wider (macro) approach to the individual (family, kinship, culture)

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clinical psychology

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concerned with mental health and the diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems

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clinical health psychology

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focus on assessment and treatment with a broader biopsychosocial approach to illness and health-care issues and which is generally the domain of clinical psychologist practitioners

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health psychology

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takes a biopsychosocial approach to health and illness, and have four approaches

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public health psychology

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emphasis on public health issues

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community health psychology

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method of action research and aims at the achievement of healthy groups and healthy communities

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critical health psychology

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understanding human health and illness should be the central goal. Often criticised for being too individualistic - and should take context and cultures more into consideration

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health (Huber)

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is the ability to adapt and self manage in the face of social, physical, and emotional challenges

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distal factors on health behaviour

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e.g. socio-economic status, age, ethnicity, gender and personality

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proximal factors on health behaviour

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e.g. beliefs and attitudes towards health-compromising and health enhancing behaviour

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neophobia

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a persistent and chronic fear of anything new (places, events, people, objects)

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self-determination theory

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distinguishes between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation whereby a person is motivated to behave in a certain way for the inherent personal satisfaction or rewards it produces

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Health locus of control

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the perception that one´s health is under personal control; controlled by powerful others such as health professionals; or under the control of external factors such as fate or luck

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dispositional pessimism

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having a generally negative outlook on life and a tendency to anticipate negative outcomes (as opposed to dispositional optimism)

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ambivalence

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the simultaneous existence of both positive and negative evaluations of an attitude-object, which could be both cognitive and emotional

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unrealistic optimism

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(Weinstein) Also, known as “optimistic bias”, whereby a person considers themselves as being less likely than comparable others to develop an illness or experience a negative event (4 related factors)

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demographic variables

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e.g. gender and age.

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The Health Belief Model (HBM)

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proposes the likelihood that a person will engage in particular health behaviour depends on demographic factors, such as social class, gender and age, where various of components fit together –> demographic variables –> perception of threat (perceived susceptibility, perceived severity), behavioural evaluation (perceived benefits, perceived barriers), Cues to action (external/internal), Health motivation

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The theory of reasoned action (TRA)

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Ajzen and Fishbein - this model assumes that individuals behave in a goal-directed manner and that the implications of their actions (outcome expectancies) are weighed up in a rational manner before the decision is taken whether to engage in the behaviour or not. Behaviour influenced by intention which is influenced by the person´s attitude towards the object behaviour (outcome expectancies belief)

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subjective norm

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a person´s beliefs regarding whether important others (referents) would think that they should or not should carry out a particular action.

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volitional

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action or doing

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the theory of planned behaviour

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TRA - now include perceived behavioural control (a person´s belief that they have control over their own actions in certain situations, even when facing barriers = TPB

Demographics, personality, past experience –>

outcome expectancies X outcome value, Normative beliefs X motivation to comply, Perceived internal andd external control factors —>

Attitude towards behaviour, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control –>

Behavioural intention —>

BEHAVIOUR

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The transtheoretical model (TTM)

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this model should address intentional behavioural change, and have 2 broad assumptions: people move through stages of change and processes involved at each stage differ (pre-complementation, complementation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination, relapse

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the precaution adoption process model

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people pass through stages in sequences, more sophisticated consideration of the pre-action stages than TTM

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The health action process approach (HAPA)

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attempsts to fill the “Intention-behaviour gap”, crucially by highlighting the role of self-efficacy and action plans. –> adoption, initiation, and maintenance of health behaviour must be explicitly viewed as a process that consists of at least a pre-intentional motivation phase and a post-intentional volition phase

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The stages of change model

Prochaska and di Clemente

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pre-contemplation 
contemplation
preparation
change 
maintenance or relapse
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health locus of control

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the perception that one´s health is under personal control; controlled by powerful other such as health professionals; or under the control of external factors such as fate or luck

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dispositional pessimism

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having a generally negative outlook on life and a tendency to anticipate negative outcomes (as opposed to dispositional optimism)

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unrealistic optimism

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optimistic bias, whereby a person considers themselves as being less likely than comparable others to develop an illness or experience a negative event

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epidemiology

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the study of patterns of disease in various populations and the association with other factors such as lifestyle factors. key concepts include mortality, morbidity, absolute risk and relative risk. type of question: who gets this disease? how common is it?

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premature mortality

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death before the age it is normally expected. usually set at deaths under the age of 75

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coronary heart disease

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a narrowing of blood vessels that supply blood and oxygen to the heart. Results form a build-up of fatty material and plaque (atherosclerosis). Can result in angina or myocardial infarcation

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coronary artery bypass grafts

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surgical procedure in which veins or arteries from elsewhere in the patient´s body are grafted from the aorta to the coronary arteries to improve blood flow to the heart muscle

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statins

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drugs designed to reduce cholesterol levels

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hypertension

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condition in which blood pressure is significantly above normal levels

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behavioral pathogen

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a behaviour practice thought to be damaging to health, e.g. smoking

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behavioral immunogen

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a behavioural practice considered to be health protective, e.g. exercise

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artherosclerosis

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formation of fatty plaque in the arteries

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arteriosclerosis

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loss of elasticity and hardening of the arteries

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predisposition

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factors that increase the likelihood of a person engaging in a particular behaviour, such as genetic influences on alcohol consumption

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antioxidants

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oxidation of low-density lipo-protein (LDL) cholesterol has been shown to be important in the development of fatty deposits in the arteries; antioxidants are chemical properties (polyphenols) or some substances (e.g. red wine) thought to inhibit the process of oxidation

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meta-analysis

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a review and re-analyiss of pre-existing quantitative datasets that combines the analysis so as to provide large samples and high statistical power from which to draw reliable conclusions about specific effects

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ischaemic heart disease

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a heart disease caused by a restriction of blood flow to the heart

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locus of control

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personality trait thought to distinguish between those who attribute responsibility for events to themselves (internal locus of control) or to external factors (external locus of control)

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ambivalence

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the simultaneous existence of both positive and negative evaluations of an attitude object, which could be both cognitive and emotional

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illness representations

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beliefs about a particular illness and state of ill health - commonly ascribed to the five domains described by Leventhal: identity, timeline, cause, consequences, and control/cure

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decisional balance

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where the costs of behaviour is weighed up against the benefits of that behaivor

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false positive result

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a situation in which an individual is told that they may have a disease, but subsequent tests show that they are not at risk or do not have the disease

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transdermal patch

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a method of delivering a drug in a slow release form. The drug is impregnated into a patch, which is stuck to the skin and gradually absorbed into the body

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