Intro To Health Psychology

Question 1

Underpinning concept: the body is visible and material, and is distinct from the mind, which is invisible and insubstantial

Answer 1

Dualism

Question 2

The study of the relationship between behaviour and health including our interactions and norms

Answer 2

Health Psychology

Question 3

1560 philosopher explored the concept of dualism with the separation of the mind and body

Answer 3

Descartes

Question 4

Which model of illness originated from the theory that the body is a machine that can be worked on by medical professionals and mental disturbances are separate from bodily dysfunction

Answer 4

Biomedical model of illness

Question 5

Which science has been responsible for producing antibiotics, vaccines and countless pharmacotherapies

Answer 5

Biomedical Science

Question 6

Which health model acknowledges 3 factors, biological, psychological and social factors interacting with each other considering not only how illness is treated but how it is experienced and treated

Answer 6

Biopsychosocial model

Question 7

A definition consistent with the biopsychosocial model from WHO

Answer 7

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Question 8

What is a global definition of health which considers health as a continuum from death to optimal wellness

Answer 8

The ability to adapt and self-manage in face of social, physical and emotional challenges

Question 9

What is the study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive healthcare

Answer 9

Epidemiology

Question 10

The frequency or number of deaths in proportion to a population at any given time - death, generally on a large scale

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Mortality

Question 11

Illness, injury, disability
The state or quality of being diseased
The number of cases of a particular disease occurring in a given number of a population

Answer 11

Morbidity

Question 12

Number of cases (such as of a disease) includes continuing and new cases at any moment of time

Answer 12

Prevalence

Question 13

Number of new cases during a period of time

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Incidence

Question 14

Measure of impact on population health. How injury, disability and premature death impacts on a healthy life

Answer 14

Burden of disease

Question 15

Measure of burden of disease
1 —— is equivalent to 1 year lost of healthy life

Answer 15

DALY (disability adjusted life year)

Question 16

Which predictors of behaviour stem from current behaviour and mental processes

Answer 16

Lifestyle and Personality

Question 17

What processes when we perceive, interpret information, think, believe, learn and problem solve activates as a predictor of behaviour

Answer 17

Cognition

Question 18

A predictor of behaviour which is driven by subjective feelings that affect and are affected by thoughts and behaviour

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Emotion

Question 19

the process of why people behave the way they do, when they do from an internal
State that reinforces a pattern of behaviour

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Motivation

Question 20

Explanations of why people behave the way they do, when they do

Answer 20

Motivation

Question 21

Values, attitudes and norms which predict behaviour

Answer 21

Society factors

Question 22

Visual social factor which encourages healthy/unhealthy behaviour

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Media

Question 23

Peers, role models outside of family

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Community factors

Question 24

Social factors which create daily influence in behaviour within a family group

Answer 24

Family factors

Question 25

The diseases and injuries individuals suffer tend to be different depending on their age, their emotional maturity and social context.
What perspective is this?

Answer 25

A life-span perspective of behaviour