Health beliefs Flashcards
What are the 3 reasons patients decide to consult a GP / healthcare professional?
Perception of symptoms
Explanation of symptoms
Evaluation of symptoms
What are the 3 categories of health behaviours?
Good health behaviours
Health protective behaviours
Health impairing habits
What are the 4 determinants of health behaviour?
Background factors
Stable factors
Social factors
Situational factors
What are stable factors?
Individual differences / personality
What are the 3 broad types of individual differences?
Emotional dispositions
Generalised expectancies
Explanatory styles
In regards to emotional dispositions, what are the 5 personality traits?
Openness to new experiences
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism (OCEAN)
In regards to generalised expectancies, what are the 2 key concepts?
Locus of control and self-efficacy
In regards to explanatory styles, what are the 2 key concepts?
Optimism / pessimism
Attributional style
The health belief model states that an individual may engage in a health behaviour based on which 2 things?
Perceived threat
Perceived efficacy
