Health Related Behaviours Flashcards
What are learning theories and what are some examples?
Learning behaviours as a result of unconscious association.
-classical conditioning
-operant conditioning
-social learning theory
What is classical conditioning?
Environmental/emotional cues connected to using drugs/alcohol which can trigger behaviour and lead to relapse.
Avoid cues/change association e.g disulfiram causes bad hangovers, don’t want to feel that again.
What is operant conditioning?
Behaviours reinforced with rewards or punishments.
Limitation- based on simple stimulus response, no account of knowledge, beliefs, memory and social context.
What is social learning theory?
People learn through observation.
Behaviour is goal-directed. Inclined to perform when valued/believe they can enact (self-efficacy)
Modelling more effective if people from higher status (celebs/ role models)
What are social cognition models and examples of them?
They look at how we decide to behave in particular ways.
-cognitive dissonance theory
-health belief model
-theory of planned behaviour
What is cognitive dissonance theory?
Discomfort when the beliefs you have had and events don’t match. Try to reduce comfort by changing beliefs or behaviour.
Health promotion- create mental discomfort to promote change in behaviour e.g smoking kills stickers
What s health belief model?
Beliefs about health threat (perceived susceptibility and severity) and beliefs about health related behaviour (perceived benefits and barriers) affect cues to action.
What is theory of planned behaviour?
Attitude toward behaviour, subjective norm, perceived control, intention behaviour.
Good predictor of intentions, bad predictor of behaviour
Implementation of intentions
Why don’t people promote health?
Lack of capability, insufficient opportunity, motivation
What is the COM-B model?
When capability, motivation and opportunity leads to a behaviour.
Explain capability in the COM-B model.
Capability- physical and psychological capability.
Knowledge, skill, strength, stamina.
Explain motivation in the COM-B model.
Reflective and automatic motivation.
Plans, desires, impulses.
Explain opportunity in the COM-B model.
Physical and social opportunity.
Time, resources, cues/prompts.
How is COM-B applied to patient health related behaviour?
-apply rules to reduce opportunity to engage in behaviour
-increase knowledge
-create expectation/reward or punishment/cost
-provide example
What’s intervention development in COM-B model?
Key influences on behaviour.
Psychological capability (knowledge of risks etc.)
Motivation (beliefs about consequences)
