Health

Question 1

Describe the Health Belief Model

Answer 1

Perceived susceptibility and seriousness influence perceived threat, which influences likelihood of action
Perceived benefits and barriers influence outcome expectations, which also influences likelihood of action

Question 2

Describe the Theory of Planned Behaviour Model

Answer 2

To engage in a behaviour, you need to have the intention
Attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control all influence behavioural intention, which influence actual behaviour

Question 3

Describe the three health behaviours studies

Answer 3

Obesity (BMI >30): caused be heritability an energy balance. Weight loss outcomes are unreliable. Solution is to change behaviours
Smoking: only 35% success rate of overcoming smoking addiction.
Alcohol: impacts every organ in the body

Question 4

Define: acute illness

Answer 4

Short term, nonpermanent

Question 5

Define: chronic

Answer 5

Lifelong, no cure, manageable

Question 6

Define: disease

Answer 6

Pathological, objective evidence

Question 7

Define: illness

Answer 7

Psychological experience of being unwell

Question 8

Define: Sickness

Answer 8

Social role

Question 9

Define: psychosomatic

Answer 9

Distress that leads to physical symptoms

Question 10

What are the two pathways that stress can lead to disease?

Answer 10

Health behaviours and physiological acitvation

Question 11

What are the three phases of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome?

Answer 11

Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion

Question 12

What are the two different coping responses to stress?

Answer 12

Problem focussed coping: deals directly with the problem

Emotion focussed coping: deals with emotional reaction