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Health L1 Flashcards

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Health Psychology

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application of psychological model and techniques to health, illness, and healthcare

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Usefulness of Models of Health Behavior

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increase health enhancing behaviors, decrease health risky behaviors, explain and predict why people engage in health risk or health enhancing behaviors, identify health interventions

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Transtheoretical Model

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Discrete ordered stages

precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination

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Criticisms of Transtheoretical Model

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can be in several stages at once, too much focus on motivation and intention, not predictive of intervention success, does not consider social aspects of health behavior, severity of illness, or characteristics of individual

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Transtheoretical Model Precontemplation

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no intention for change

denial, lower self-efficacy and more barriers to change

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Transtheoretical Model Contemplation

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intention

more likely to seek info and report reduced barriers

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Transtheoretical Model Preparation

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intention to change in 30 days

corrective plans

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Transtheoretical Model Action

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less than 6 months in

realistic goal setting

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Transtheoretical Model Maintenance

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more than 6 months in

enhanced by self-monitoring and reinforcement

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Transtheoretical Model Termination

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no relapse

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Health Belief Model

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Readiness to take health action is based on perceived severity of disease, susceptibility of disease, benefits of health action, barriers to performing the action

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Criticisms to Health Belief Model

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Static model, assumes individuals are rational, limited incorporation of social influences

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Theory of Planned Behavior

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behavior is determined by intention and intention is influenced by a person’s attitude towards the behavior and their perception of social pressure

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Attitude in Theory of Planned Behavior

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made up of
outcome expectancies: the consequence of health behavior
outcome evaluation: favorableness of expected outcome

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Subjective norm in Theory of Planned Behavior

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Normative beliefs: your perception of how other people regard your performance of a behavior
Motivation to comply: your desire to comply with the wishes of others

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Criticisms and strengths of Theory of Planned Behavior

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relationship between variables is well defined, includes social influences, considers whether the individual feels able to perform the behavior
not all intentions are translated into behavior

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Health Action Process Approach (HAPA)

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change must planned, initiated, maintained, and relapses managed

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HAPA Motivation (intention)

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self-efficacy and outcome expectancies are important predictors of goal intention
perceptions of threat severity and personal susceptibility (perceived risk) play a distal role

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HAPA Volition (action)

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implementation of intentions

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initiative self-efficacy

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able to take initiative when planned circumstances arise

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coping/maintenance self-efficacy

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belief in one’s ability to overcome barriers and temptations

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recovery self-efficacy

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get back on track after a set back

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HAPA criticisms

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limited research, too rational (no emotions involved), social and environmental influences not considered

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory

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health behavior is determined by intention strength, behavioral pre-potency, self-regulatory capacity

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory connectedness beliefs

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anticipated connections between ones behavior and salute outcomes

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory Temporal proximity

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beliefs are weighted by temporal valuations

health risk = immediate benefits and delayed costs

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory self-regulatory capacity

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impulse control

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory Behavioral pre-potency

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examines past performance and assess the ability to translate intentions to behavior

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Temporal Self-Regulation Theory Criticisms

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little research, difficult to measure

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