Health Psychology Flashcards

1
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Health psychology follows the __________ model

A

biopsychosocial model

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2
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_________: the state of complete physical, social and spiritual wellbeing, not simply the absence of illness

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health

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3
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_______-________ interactions can operate through the immune, central nervous and hormonal systems to directly affect health

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Mind-Body

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4
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_______ ________ refer to beliefs about a situation or condition and the likely outcome of behaviours

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Social cognitions

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5
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The _______ ______ model proposes that the likelihood of a person engaging in a particular health behaviour depends on demographic and psychosocial factors

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health belief

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6
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The perceived severity, susceptibility, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and health motivations are all factors in what model?

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The Health Belief Model

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7
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___ to _____ refers to stimuli in the environment that indicate the need to engage in health behaviours

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Cues to action (experiencing symptoms etc)

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8
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Threat and coping appraisals are related to which socio-cognitive model?

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Protection Motivation Theory

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9
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_______ _________ ________ suggests that when confronted with a health threat, people evaluate its severity and likely occurrence, and responded emotionally to this assessment with fear and then appraise their ability to cope.

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Protection motivation theory

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10
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Theory of ______ _______, performance of a behaviour is determined by the strength of a person’s intention to perform that behaviour

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reasoned action

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11
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What was the factor that made theory of reasoned action the theory of planned behaviour?

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Perceived control

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12
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Attitudes towards behaviours and subjective norms are part of theory of _________ ________

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theory of reasoned action

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13
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According to the Stage of change model, can relapse occur any time before the termination phase?

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Yes

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14
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Different strategies are needed at different stages in what model?

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The stages of change model

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15
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Interventions that challenge denial should be used in which stage of the stages of change model?

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Pre-contemplation

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16
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Stages of change 
Theory of reasoned action
Theory of planned behaviour
The health belief model 
Self regulation theory 

are all ______-________ models

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socio-cognitive

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17
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____-_________ theory proposes that individuals activity work towards goals, so as to maintain emotional comfort and to decrease the effect of a healthcare event on their daily lives

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self-regulation

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18
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What are the 5 cognitive illness representations of Self-Regulation theory? 
1 I\_\_\_\_\_\_
2 C\_\_\_\_\_
3 T\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
4 C\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
5 C\_\_\_\_\_/C\_\_\_
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Identity; Cause; Timeline; Consequences; Control/Cure

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19
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_________ _________ can have a direct effect on behaviour by motivating responses that will reduce negative emotions and increase positive emotions

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Emotional responses

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20
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The _______ _____ ________ approach suggests that health behaviour is a process that consists of a pre-intentional motivation phase and a post-intentional volition phase

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The health action process approach

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21
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______ is likely to play a greater role in the development of cancers influenced by hormonal changes or immunological factors

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Stress

22
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Does acute stress affect the sympathetic nervous system?

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Yes

23
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_________ refers to an occupational stress-reaction that is thought to result from high demands and low resources in the workplace

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Burnout

24
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In the ________ model, the doctor ensures that the patient receives interventions that best promote his/her health and wellbeing

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paternalistic

25
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___________ presentation has been shown to improve the perception, understanding and interpretation of quantitative information compared to words and numbers

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Graphical

26
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Pictographs or histograms are the best format for presenting risk informations to patients?

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Pictographs

27
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_________ aids have been defined as interventions designed to help people make specific and deliberate choices among options by providing information on the options and outcomes relevant to a patients health

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Decision

28
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_______ _______ of life is broadly defined as covering an individual’s evaluation of his/her life in all its aspects

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Optimal quality of life

29
Q

______-QOL refers to the impact of changes in health status on a person’s life

A

Health

30
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________ shift model: refers to when individuals experiences change in circumstances, such as a serious threat, the areas that they evaluate as important to them are likely to change

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Response

31
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Morse and Johnson four phases in peoples response to illness: 
1 U\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
2 D\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
3 Striving for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
4 Restoration of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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Uncertainty; Disruption; Striving for recovery; Restoration of wellbeing

32
Q

Health psychology is:

1 Promotion and maintenance of _______
2 Prevention and treatment of ________
3 Identifying ______ of health and illness
4 Improving the health care system

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Health; Illness; Causes

33
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What model was created to explain readiness to undertake easy, preventative actions (such as immunisation)?

A

The Health Belief Model

34
Q

1 Perceived personal ________ to the disease
2 Perceived _________ of the disease
3 Perceived ________ to preventative action
4 Perceived ________ to preventative action

Four components of the HBM

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Susceptibility; Severity; Benefits; Barriers

35
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Does the HBM account for cognitive or social factors?

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Not really

36
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What are the two factors that all others in PMT subsumed into?

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Threat and Coping appraisals

37
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What is the difference between TRA and TPB?

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In the TPB, perceived behavioural control has been added.

38
Q

What is currently the most supported health model?

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Theory of Planned Behaviour

39
Q

Cognitive and behavioural are the two overarching factors of the stages of _______ model

A

change

40
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_______ processes are more involved during the earlier stages, while _______ processes are more involved in the later stages in the stages of change model

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Cognitive; Behavioural

41
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What is the “Decision Balance” component apart of?

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Stages of Change Model

42
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In the Decision Balance…(Pros/Cons) are more used at the start, and (Pros/Cons) are more used in that later stages

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Cons; Pros

43
Q

_________ - an event that evokes stress response

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stressor

44
Q

Initial physiological response to stress is a reflex response initiated by the ___________

A

amygdala

45
Q

________

  • Acute
  • Chronic
  • Major
  • Minor
  • Artificial/Naturalistic
  • Isolation/repeated
  • Cascade
A

Stressors

46
Q

What are the three systems related to the Fight/Flight response?

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Nervous, endocrine, and immune system

47
Q

If the built up stress in the Fight/Flight response is not released it turns into what?

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Illness

48
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What are the three phases in the General Adaption Syndrome?

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Fight/Flight; Resistance; Exhaustion

49
Q

___________ appraisal in the Transactional model of stress asks “is there a potential threat”?

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Primary

50
Q

Transactional Model of stress:

  • _______ -expectation of future harm
  • _________ - opportunity to achieve growth, etc
  • ___-loss - amount of damage already caused
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Threat; Challenge; Harm-loss

51
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What are the two ways to control emotional responses to stress?

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Behavioural, cognitive

52
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_________-focused coping: Aimed at reducing the demands of the situation or expanding the resource for dealing with it

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Problem