Lecture 4

Question 1

Advantages of High Risk Approach

Answer 1

• intervention appropriate to individual
• subject motivation
• physician motivation
• cost effective use of resources

Question 2

Disadvantages of High Risk Approach

Answer 2

• difficulties and costs of screening
• palliative and temporary (doesn’t alter underlying cause of disease)
• limited potential for the individual and population
• behaviourally inappropriate

Question 3

Advantages of Population-based Approach

Answer 3

• radical and can remove the underlying cause of disease
• large potential for population
• behaviourally appropriate

Question 4

Disadvantages of Population based Approach

Answer 4

• small benefit to the individual
• poor motivation of subject because there’s no immediate reward
• poor motivation of physician

Question 5

5 Levels of the Social Ecological Framework

Answer 5

• intrapersonal
• interpersonal
• institutional
• community
• policy