Health 3 Flashcards
Health behaviours are the ‘________’ of research
Currency
Health behaviours are classified into
Risky
Preventative
The 7 features of a healthy lifestyle has been show to…
Lower morbidity/mortality
Belloc & Breslow (1972) proposed that people over 75…
Who carried out all 7 behaviours
Health comparable to 35-44 who did < 3
The BPM model stands for
Biopsychosocial model of health and illness
BPM model holds the view that
Health results from:
Bio
Psycho
Social
processes
BPM model
Biological characteristics example
Genetic predispositions
BPM model
Psychological processes example
Behaviours
BPM model
Social processes examples
Cultural influences/relationships
Good social support network =
Better health
4 things that can be improved by increased social support
Stress
Pain
Coping
Immunity
Biomedical model vs BPM
This model explains illness in simple terms: you’re either ill or you’re not
Biomedical
Biomedical model vs BPM
This model identifies individual factors as a single cause of illness
Biomedical
Biomedical model vs BPM
This model focuses on good health rather than illness
BPM
BPM or Biomedical model
This model considers all levels of explanation from _____ to ______, a _______
Micro
Macro
A continuum
Biomedical model vs BPM
Which model is a continuum
BPM
Behavioural determinants of disease include (3)
Smoking
Sedentary lifestyle
Nutrition
Lifestyle choices have a huge impact on health
True or false
True
How many cancers are preventable
1 in 2
43% of tumours are due to
Unhealthy lifestyles
True or false
Lifestyle changes at 70 can increase life expectancy
True
Wider determinants of health include (3)
Employment
Perceived control
Self efficacy
Younger, wealthier and better educated people are more likely to engage in
Health-enhancing behaviours
If a person experiences high stress, they are more likely to engage in
Health compromising behaviour
