Health Beliefs Flashcards

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How does culture affect Health Beliefs?

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Values, norms, and traditinos affect how individuals of a grop perceive, think, interact, behave, etc
We all participate in multiple cultures linked to ethnicity, nationality, social class, gender, etc

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How do Health Beliefs influence health seeking behaviour?

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How people respond to symptoms
Decisions about consulting
Expectations about treatment
Concordance with treatment plans

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What are health-seeking behaviours?

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What people do when they experience symptoms (e.g. Look it up, ignore it, ask advice …)

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What is the symptom iceburg?

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Only 1/3 of people with symptoms see their GP (Other 2/3 do nothing, or self medicate)

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What 3 factors contribute towards Health-Seeking Behaviour?

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Symptom perceptions - severity, frequency, familiarity etc
Symptom explanation - how they make sense of them
Evaluation of symptoms - costs and benefits of seeking help

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What are the social triggers to seeking medical help? (5)

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Interference with social and personal relationships
Interference with activities
'Sanctioning' by others (lay referral)
'Temporalising' of Symptoms
Interpersonal Crisis
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What are the three types of health behaviour?

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Good Health behaviours - e.g. Sleeping 7-8 hours, regular exercise
Health Protective Behaviours - e.g. Wearing a seatbelt, regular checkups
Health Impairing Habits - e.g. Smoking, high fat diet

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What is the Dual Pathway Model?

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Two broad ways in which psychological processes may influence physical health
Direct and Indirect (affects behaviour which affects Physical Health)

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What factors affect people’s health beliefs? (4)

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Shaped by:
Place in Society
Culture 
Personal Biography
Social Identity
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