Exam 2: Part 2 Flashcards
forms of communication (3)
1) Person-person ⇒ direct communication
2) Print media
- Brochures
- Posters
- billboards
3) Short video (PSA ⇒ public service announcement)
- Television
- Internet
message framing (2)
gain frame: something you gain either positive or negative (usually benefit)
loss frame: something you loose either positive or negative (usually threat)
fear appeal
assumes fear will bring about behavior change
- Can be effective to motivate
- Needs to be coupled with useful information to help guide behavioral change
what can too much fear do?
it can be counterproductive and lead to defensiveness
- this is likely for people very involved in the issue
what framing method is better for producing change?
loss frame is preferred and more effective for people such as experts who understand the topic well
what 3 things does behavior change depend on?
- Level of knowledge
- Certainty of outcome
- Risk taking ⇒ prevention or deal with it when it arises
when people have certainty vs uncertainty which framing is better?
when people are certain of the consequences of a behavior a gain frame works best
- If they are uncertain a loss frame works better
when are preventative behaviors vs detection behaviors used in framing?
preventive behaviors help avoid risk but detection behaviors involve risk because there is a risk of finding disease
- To push people for detection behavior the loss frame works better
what is risk averse vs risk tolerant?
- risk averse prefers a gain frame
- risk tolerant prefers a loss frame
what is message sending vs receiving
experts who create health messages may use frames that work for them but not well for their audience
health literacy
the degree to which individual can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions
what are skills needed in health literacy? (3)
- Print literacy ⇒ read and write
- Numeracy ⇒ understand information with numbers
- Oral literacy ⇒ speak and understand speech
→ may help or hurt understanding of health literacy
what % of Americans in 2003 have limited health literacy?
36%
- Rates higher for elderly, minorities, people who have not completed high school, people who spoke a language other than english before starting school, people living in poverty
what are health literacy meta analysis study outcomes? (4)
- Lower literacy associated with higher emergency room and hospital visits and lower influenza immunization
- Lower literacy among senior was associated with higher mortality and poor overall health status
- Lower health literacy was also associated with poorer ability to take medications appropriately or interpret labels and health messages
- Not enough data to look at numeracy ⇒ more work is needed
health literacy interventions (3)
- Comprehension can be improved if essential information is presented alone or first,and if reading level is lowered ⇒ videos and images also help
- Interventions that teach self management and treatment adherence reduce emergency room and hospital visits
- Interventions work best if they are pilot tested before implemented, emphasize skill building, and are delivered by a health professional
levels of prevention providing treatment (3)
- primary prevention
- secondary
- tertiary
primary prevention
when a treatment is provided to prevent an illness from occurring
No symptoms or signs of illness are present
secondary prevention
treatments designed for use early in an illness when the illness is reversible or curable
tertiary prevention
treatments designed to contain the illness and prevent progression while minimizing symptoms
- such as cancer or diabetes
levels of intervention in health changes
- Individual ⇒ clinical providers or health care providers
- Proximate environment ⇒ community level
- Distal environment ⇒ interventions at the federal or state level
commonalities of treatment definition
make it difficult for a particular treatment to be determined better than a comparison treatment
commonalities of treatment in therapy (3)
- therapist characteristics
- Therapeutic process: respond to success or setback, opening up about certain issues, etc.
- Client characteristics: expectations of success or failure for themself or therapy, motivation, personality, communication skills, etc.
cognitive behavioral methods
complementary techniques that target thoughts and behaviors
cognitive behavioral method subsections (6)
- self monitoring
- cognitive restructuring
- behavioral contracting
- stimulus control
- relaxation training
- modeling
self monitoring definition
monitoring oneself usually through journaling by paying attention to thought, emotions, behaviors, and their environmental context
cognitive restructuring definition
use information gathered during self monitoring to challenge the person’s thoughts
- What is the evidence for a belief
- What are alternative explanations
behavioral contracting definition
creating a contract in which desirable behavior is rewarded and undesirable behavior is punished
- Operant conditioning principles
- Behaviors can be reinforced/strengthened when reworded and diminished when punished
- Rewards should be supportive of behavior to be strengthened
stimulus control definition
the environment is explored for triggers of undesirable behaviors
- built on principles of classical conditioning
- Once they are identified by self monitoring they can be modified or avoided
relaxation training definition
can help with stress that may be playing a role in triggering an undesirable behavior or anxiety
modeling definition
involves identifying people who can serve as role models for the behavior a person is trying to change
- Familiar or unfamiliar but visible in practice of their target behavior
relationship building objectives in the therapeutic process (and 3 components)
begins in the first meeting and objectives are to understand reasons and degree of motivation to achieve cooperation and negotiate a treatment agreement (action oriented)
- Understanding
- Motivation
- Negotiate a contract
assessment in the therapeutic process (2 components)
the therapist will attempt to understand the clients current health behaviors
- Personal: personality, health beliefs, knowledge, attitudes toward illness, etc.
- Contextual: family of origin, social groups, community, and cultural norms
reorientation in the therapeutic process
use of various techniques to being about changes in thoughts and behaviors ⇒ targeting the client but may also involve family members
- Social connections can help increase compliance and minimize the risk of relapse
3 parts of the therapeutic process
- relationship building
- assessment
- reorientation
Elanor case study
had weight issues and met with a physician as well as a behavioral medical counselor who helped her to re-percieve her inner self and not overeat or conform to other expectations (including her husband and inlaws)
- she eventually reached her goals and her husband also began to collaborate with her and include himself in her meal plans
- also had a friend to keep her accountable
treatment issues (4)
- health education
- adherence
- relapse education and prevention
- anxiety and depression
health education
includes psychoeducation, brochures, videos, etc. to provide information and motivation for client to understand factors promoting or threatening their health
- Health literacy affects the success of education
psychoeducation
any materials or experience planned by both a provider and a client to affect behavior
adherence
sticking with the program (30-70% of clients drop out)
- Problem for everyone
- Failure to begin treatment, premature termination, minimal completion
relapse education and prevention
1) Relapse can happen any time but is most likely during maintenance
- Slips shouldnt be considered failures ⇒ rehearse relapse what happens and how to respond
2) Prevention includes self efficacy and coping and continued self monitoring
- Revising techniques learned when originally making the change and providing continuous support
digital methods for treatments
cognitive behavioral therapy is open access to many people and can reduce costs while keeping a personalized treatment plan
- Phone apps
- Internet
sham knee surgery results
veterans have pain with their knee and all decide to undergo surgery to reconstruct their knees
- 2 would be to perform a debridement
- 3 perform a lavage
- 5 would say to make some cuts in the skin and leave the knee joint alone
→ none would know the difference in what they got
- All 10 had decrease in pain and improved function
placebo vs nocibo in latin
I shall please vs I shall harm
placebo effect
beneficial health outcome resulting from a person’s anticipation that an intervention (pill, procedure, or injection) will help them
nocebo effect
detrimental health outcome resulting from a person’s anticipation that an intervention (pill, procedure, injection) will
what influences nocebo effect
- A clinicians style in interacting with patients also may bring about a negative response that is independent of any specific treatment
- we are often told about the possibility of negative side effects from procedures may influence a patient’s outcome
what influences placebo effect independent of treatment
A clinicians style in interacting with patients also may bring about a positive response that is independent of any specific treatment
- The placebo effect is the patient improvement due partly to the patient’s beliefs about the surgery
placebo-nocibo effects are due to what?
due to a substance
- pill, injection, acupuncture, surgery, etc.