HPHD Flashcards

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What are the biomedical and biopsychosocial models?

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Biomedical - biological/physiological processes. Treat with physical intervention
BPS - includes social and psychological aspects

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What is health psychology?

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Contribution of psychology to the maintenance of health and the treatment of illness

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What are stereotypes? Why do we have them, when do we rely on them and how can we get rid of them?

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Generalisations about specific groups. Saves processing power. When were pressured/fatigued. Get to know the group and self reflect

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What is the difference between stereotype, prejudice and discrimination? Use an example

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Stereotypes is cognitive. Prejudice is evaluative. Discrimination is behavioural
Old people - pre judge that they will conform to their stereotype is prejudice. Acting on that is discrimination

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Define health related behaviour

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Anything that may promote good health or lead to illness

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What are the 3 learning theories?

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Classical conditioning - Pavlov
Operant conditioning - Skinner
Social learning theory - Bobo doll

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Name the social cognition models

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Health belief model

Theory of planned behaviour

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What are the theoretical stages of change?

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Contemplate
Prepare
Action
Maintenance
Relapse
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What are the different levels of drinking behaviour?

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Abstinence, low risk, hazardous, harmful, moderate dependence, severe dependence

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What are the 5 principles of motivational interviewing?

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Express empathy
Avoid argument
Roll with resistance
Support self efficacy
Develop discrepancy
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What are the 8 steps of motivational interviewing?

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Establish rapport, set agenda, assess readiness to change, sharpen focus, identify ambivalence, elicit self motivating statements, handle resistance and shift focus

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Define compliance, adherence and concordance

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Extent patient COMPLIES with medical advice
Extent patient COINCIDES with medical advice
The nature of interaction between doctor patient - Negotiation between patient and doctor over treatment

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Why is concordance advantageous?

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Leads to better adherence as the patient feels more involved and their beliefs, lifestyle and priorities are accounted for and addressed

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What is the approximate rate of non compliance in chronic illnesses?

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50%

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What are some methods of measuring compliance? Give pros and cons

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Urine/blood test/observation - accurate but expensive and invasive
Pill count - can lose pills
Reports - easy but biased

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What factors might cause non compliance? Give an example of each

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Illness - no symptoms
Treatment - not easy/side effects
Patient - lack of understanding or has beliefs
Psychosocial - personality
Healthcare - doesn't like the prescriber
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Why might unintentional adherence occur? And intentional?

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Lack of capacity/resources

Belief/attitude/expectation

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What is an intervention and is it effective?

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Address barriers/perceptions

Broadly effective but by small amounts. Isn’t patient centred

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What is stress?

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A short term change to mobilise for activity, mainly triggered by Catecholamines

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What are the short term changes in the body due to stress?

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Increase O2, fuel availability, mental and physical functioning
Conserve energy by reducing digestion/sex drive
Prepare for tissue damage

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What is the effect of stress on the immune system in the short and long term?

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Short term improves immune function

Long term reduces

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What are the four negative effects stress has on health?

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Mental health, immune system, physical (e.g. Cardiovascular) and unhealthy behaviours

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What are the steps of appraisal?

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Primary - is there a threat?
Secondary - can I cope with it?
Reappraisal - now I’ve tried it do I feel different

23
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What is the function of attachment?

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Maintain proximity to caregiver

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What are the benefits of a secure attachment?

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Social competence, peer relations

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What are the three stages of child development?

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Prefer human faces to inanimate
3 months - Distinguish strangers and non strangers and prefer non strangers
8 months - child will miss key people and be wary of strangers

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What behavioural changes accompany separation?

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Anxiety, aggression, clingy and bed wetting

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What are the phases of separation?

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Protest - distressed
Despair - helpless and withdrawn
Detachment - happier but remote upon carers return

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How have hospitals improved for children?

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Allow carer access, attachment objects, reassure, toys and homelike

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What are the four stages of cognitive development?

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Sensorimotor 0-2yrs - no abstract concepts, develop body schema and object permanence
Pre-operational 2-7yrs - egocentric, classify by 1 feature
Concrete operational 7-12yrs - logical but concrete, conservation, other perspectives
Formal operational 12+yrs - abstract and hypothetical

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What should you do when dealing with children?

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Simple info, no metaphors, act, play, give choices, rewards and compliments

31
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What shouldn’t you do when dealing with kids?

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Stand over, use force, false promises, get frustrated

32
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Explain the diversity in likelihood to die

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Women live longer
Older die more
Poorer die sooner

33
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What are the types of death?

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Gradual
Catastrophic
Premature

34
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What is the usual initial reaction to death?

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Shock, numb, disbelief, confusion

35
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Explain the five stages of dying

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Denial - not true
Anger - why me
Bargaining - I'll... If I can live to...
Depression - what's the point
Acceptance - it will be ok
36
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What are some symptoms of bereavement/grief?

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Short of breath, tired, crying, depression

Increased susceptibility to illness and mortality

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What increases the risk of suffering from chronic grief or other complications?

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Prior bereavement
Type of death - young person
Lack of support
Discourage expression/ending of grief

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Define sexual dysfunction

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Disturbance in sexual desire and in the psychophysiological changes that characterise the sexual response cycle

39
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What is the sexual response cycle?

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Desire
Arousal
Orgasm

40
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What types of sexual dysfunction are there?

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Loss of desire
Erectile dysfunction/sexual arousal disorder
Rapid ejaculation, inhibited orgasm/orgasmic dysfunction
Aversion or lack of enjoyment
Dysparenunia
Vaginismus

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Explain the features of sexual dysfunction

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Irrespective of orientations
Can have 1+ problems
Both partners
Lifelong/acquired
General/situational
Physical/psychological
42
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What points should be considered when discussing sexual dysfunction?

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Empathy and reassure
Embarrassment
Stigma
Confidential
Terminology
43
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Outline the structure of a clinical interview for sexual dysfunction

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Detailed description of the problem
Relationship with currents previous partners
Medical, mental and family history 
Drug use
Life events
44
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Why might sexual dysfunction problems occur?

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Failure - physical, psychological, life events, false beliefs, communication
Fear of failure - loss of confidence, pressure

45
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How is sexual dysfunction treated?

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Educate, modify beliefs, help communicate, directions, Viagra, desensitise, lube, oestrogen

46
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What is the importance of breaking bad news well?

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Maintain trust, reduce uncertainty, prevent unrealistic expectation, allow appropriate adjustments, promote open communication

47
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What could happen if bad news is not broken well?

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Damage doctor patient relationship
Emotional well being
Adjustment and coping

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Explain SPIKES

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Setting and listening - face to face, private, tissues, check who present
Perception - what have you been told about all this?
Invitation - what do they want to know?
Knowledge - warning shot, small chunks, check understand, no jargon
Empathy - how are you feeling, I can see this is upsetting
Strategy and summarise - next step

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What is a persons sexual orientation, sexual identity and sexual behaviour?

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Gender attracted to
Labels for them - lesbian, gay, bi
MSM, WSW

50
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What is a transgender?

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Someone who’s gender differs from their birth sex

51
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What are the health problems for LGBT?

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Generally poorer health - mental health, substance abuse, cancer, STIs due to abuse at school/work/family/neighbourhood

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What should you do for a LGBT patient?

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Validate patients identity
Confidential
Respect
Knowledgable