Health Psychology Flashcards
A model which holds that people are active and rational in that they make decisions on perceived utility of certain behaviours. The likelihood of engaging in a particular behaviour depends on demographic factors and psychological factors (perceived threat, susceptibility, severity etc)
Health belief model
Name the model:
Like the Health Belief Model, this one is a social cognitive model which explains health related behaviour in terms of two cognitive components: threat appraisal and coping appraisal
Protection motivation theory
Based on the _______ of ________ _________performance of a behaviour is determined by the strength of a persons intention to perform that behaviour. How good or bad each outcome is, and, subjective norms.
theory of reasoned action
___________ _________ __________ reflects the individuals belief about how easy or difficult adopting a behaviour is likely to be. Internal factors or external factors
theory of planned behaviour
_________ of ________ model proposes, with 6 stages, that people move through different stages of change in overcoming a problem behaviour. The different stages constitute levels of readiness to change a problem behaviour.
Stages of change model
_____-_________ theory proposes that individuals actively work towards goals, so as to maintain emotional comfort and to decrease the effect of a healthcare event on their daily lives
Self-regulation theory
______ can be due to an external event, a physical or biological reaction, or a psychological state.
Stress
the ________ nervous system, is part of the autonomic nervous system that acts on bodily organs to prepare the organism for activity or to respond to stressors (increased heart rate etc)
Sympathetic
In Rogers Protection motivation theory, which 4 components did he come up with??
Severity
susceptibility
response effectiveness
self-efficacy
