Module 7: Theory and Planning Models Flashcards

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define theory

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  • interrelated concepts, definitions, and propositions that present a systematic view of situations by specifying relations among variables in order to explain and predict the events of the situations
  • process of developing ideas that can allow us to explain how and why events occur
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define model

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  • mixture of ideas or concepts taken from many theories and used together
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define concept

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  • primary elements of theories
  • very general/broad
  • things we assume people understand
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define construct

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  • concept that is developed, created, or adopted for use with a specific theory
  • perceived susceptibility/seriousness in HBM
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define variable

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  • operational form of a construct
  • how a construct will be measured
  • quantitative measurement of a construct
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example of a construct and variable that are related

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  • construct: self-efficacy
  • variable: self-efficacy in using treadmill for 30 minutes per day
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what are 4 ways that variables can be measured

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  • knowledge
  • attitude
  • self-efficacy
  • intention
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why do we use theories

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  • explain behaviors and reasons why people are or aren’t engaging in them
  • present strategies to change behaviors
  • help planning, implementing, and evaluating programs
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are programs based on theories more or less likely to succeed

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more likely

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what three major things do theories do

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  • describe a phenomena
  • explain events
  • predict the future
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define behavior change theories

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  • use by health education specialists
  • provides processes for helping to explain behavior change
  • each work better in certain situations than others
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how do you know which theory to use

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  • no bets theory
  • some have been used with specific health topics repeatedly and shown success
  • ask specific questions about your population, their behaviors, and what level of theory you wish to use
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what are the two major categories of theories

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  • planning models
  • behavior change theories
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what does the socio-ecological model do

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  • recognizes importance of the larger social system on individual behavior
  • helps educators figure out which level an intervention should be done at
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what are the levels of the socio-ecological model

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  • intrapersonal
  • interpersonal
  • organizational
  • community
  • policy
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what is included in the intrapersonal level of the socio-ecological model

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  • knowledge
  • attitudes
  • skills
  • values
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what is included in the interpersonal level of the socio-ecological model

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  • family or friends
  • anyone close to the individual
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what is included in the organizational level of the socio-ecological model

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  • regulations at institutions that affect behavior
  • schools, sports leagues, work
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what is included in the community level of the socio-ecological model

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  • social networks and interactions
  • social norms/culture
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what is included in the policy level of the socio-ecological model

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  • policies and regulations at local, state, and federal levels that impact health and behaviors
  • federally required maternity leave (not in amercia)
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define intrapersonal level

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focused on the individual

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what are the 5 expectancy value theory cognitions

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  • knowledge
  • attitudes
  • beliefs
  • values
  • perceptions
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define knowledge

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  • expectancy value theory cognition
  • objectively verifiable truth
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define attitude

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  • expectancy value theory cognition
  • collection of beliefs about particular object or action
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define beliefs

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  • expectancy value theory cognition
  • considered to be true based on information at hand
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define values

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  • expectancy value theory cognition
  • relative importance of something
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define perception

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  • expectancy value theory cognition
  • interpretation of information
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what are 4 intrapersonal theories

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  • health belief model
  • theory of planned behavior
  • transtheoretical mode
  • precaution adoption process model
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what are the two categories of intrapersonal theories

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  • continuum theory
  • stage theory
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define continuum theories

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  • have identifiable variables that influence action and combine them in a prediction equation
  • putting people on a line; no specific points
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examples of intrapersonal continuum theories

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  • health belief model
  • theory of planned behavior
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define stage theories

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  • ordered set of categories into which people can be classified and identify factors that could induce movement from one stage to another
  • stair steps
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example of intrapersonal stage theories

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  • transtheoretical mode
  • precaution adoption process model
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what is the oldest and most widely used individual behavior theory

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health belief model

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when and why was the health belief model created

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  • 1950
  • by group of psychologists to figure out why people weren’t using health services for tuberculosis
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what 3 factors contribute to health-related action according to the health belief model

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  • motivation or health concern
  • perceived threat
  • belief that following health behavior will be beneficial
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what does perceived threat consist of in the health belief model

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  • perceived severity
  • perceived susceptibility
  • cues to action
  • variables: demographic, sociopsychological, knowledge
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what does likelihood of action consist of in the health belief model

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  • perceived benefits
  • perceived barriers
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what are the constructs of the health belief model

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  • perceived susceptibility
  • perceived severity
  • perceived benefits
  • perceived barriers
  • cues to action
  • self-efficacy
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define perceived susceptibility

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  • beliefs about the chances of getting a condition
  • define what populations are at risk and their levels of risk
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how can you increase perceived susceptibility

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  • tailor risk information based on individual’s characteristics or behaviors
  • help the individual develop an accurate perception of their own risk
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define perceived severity

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  • beliefs about the seriousness of a condition and its consequences
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how can you increase perceived severity

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  • specify the consequences of a condition and recommended action
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define perceived benefits

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  • beliefs about the effectiveness/positive outcomes of taking action to reduce risk or seriousness
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how can you increase perceived benefits

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  • explain how, where, and when to take action and what the potential positive results will be
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define perceived barriers

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  • beliefs about the material and psychological costs of taking action
  • level of challenge of social, personal, environmental, and economic obstacles
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how can you decrease perceived barriers

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  • offer reassurance, incentives, and assistance
  • correct misinformation
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define cues to action

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  • factors that activate readiness for change
  • contributes to perceived threat
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how can you increase cues to action

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  • provide how to information, promote awareness, and employ reminder systems
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define self-efficacy

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  • confidence in one’s ability to take action
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how can you increase self-efficacy

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  • provide training and guidance in performing action
  • use progressive goal setting
  • give verbal reinforcement
  • demonstrate desired behaviors
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what is the desired end result of the health belief model

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  • likelihood of behavior change
  • taking action
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how can a health educator use the health belief model

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  • increase perceived threat by increasing awareness
  • decrease perceived barriers by making interventions low cost, accessible, and at a good time/location
  • increase self-efficacy by giving people knowledge and skills
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what are some limitations of the health belief model

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  • doesn’t account for social, cultural, socioeconomic, and past experiences
  • assumes equal access for everyone
  • not useful for long-term behavior change
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applications of the health belief model

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  • behavioral research: AIDS, sexual behavior, smoking
  • primary and secondary prevention: bike helmet use, condom use, vaccination
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what is one of the most enduring and popular theories in psychology

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theory of planned behavior

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what does the theory of planned behavior do

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Explains how attitudes towards behavior, subjective norms associated with behavior, and perceived behavioral control affect behavioral intention

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what did the theory of planned behavior evolve from

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  • theory of reasoned action
  • added behavioral control
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what are the constructs of the theory of planned behavior

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  • behavioral intention
  • attitudes toward behavior
  • subjective norms
  • perceived behavioral control
  • actual behavioral control
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define behavioral intention

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  • leads to behavior
  • based on attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control
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define attitudes toward behavior

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  • does the person want to engage in the behavior
  • includes behavioral beliefs and evaluations of behavioral outcomes
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define subjective norms

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  • beliefs about whether most people approve or disapprove of the behavior
  • includes normative beliefs and motivation to comply
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define perceived behavioral control

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  • how much a person feels like they are in command of enacting the given behavior
  • includes control beliefs and perceived power
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define actual behavioral control

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  • do people actually have all the resources needed for behavior change
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what are some limitations of the theory of planned behavior

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  • doesn’t explain behavior change; only explain what influences behavior
  • assumes behavior is output of rational linear decision-making processes
  • perceived behavioral control is very unclear
  • does not consider personality-related factors, cultural factors, or demographic variables
  • time between intent and action in not explicit
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applications of the theory of planned behavior

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  • condom use
  • alcohol use
  • sunscreen use
  • organ donation
  • smoking cessation
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what are the constructs of the transtheoretical model

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  • stages of change
  • processes of change
  • decisional balance
  • self-efficacy
  • levels of change
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what are the transtheoretical stages of change

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  • precontemplation: no intention to take action within 6 months
  • contemplation: intention to take action within 6 months
  • preparation: actively preparing for change
  • action: changes made in the last 6 months
  • maintenance: changed behavior for at least 6 months
  • termination: changed, no temptation to return to old behavior
  • relapse: occasionally included, engaged in behavior and return to any stage to begin the process again
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what is the process of change in the transtheoretical model

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  • steps of how we get to move people through stages
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what are the steps in the process of change in the transtheoretical model

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  • consciousness raising
  • dramatic relief
  • environmental reevaluation
  • self-reevaluation
  • self-liberation
  • counterconditioning
  • reinforcement management
  • stimulus control
  • helping relationships
  • social liberation
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applications of the transtheoretical model

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  • behavioral research: bike helmet use
  • primary and secondary prevention: STI prevention, physical activity promotion
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limitations of the transtheoretical model

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  • some researchers argue that the stages are arbitrary and classifying individuals has little utility
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what does the precaution adoption process model do

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  • explains how a person comes to the point of making a decision to take action and how the decision is translated into action
  • generally used with new behaviors or new technology: decisions about getting covid vaccine
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does the precaution adoption process model focus more on long term or short term behaviros

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long term

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what are the 7 stages of the precaution adoption process model

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  1. unaware of issue
  2. unengaged by issue
  3. undecided about acting
  4. decided not to act
  5. decided to act
  6. acting
  7. maintenance
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how can someone move from stage 1 to 2 of the precaution adoption process model

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  • unaware of issue to unengaged by issue
  • media messages to make someone aware
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how can someone move from stage 2 to 3 of the precaution adoption process model

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  • unengaged by issue to undecided about acting
  • media messages, communication from loved one, personal experience with hazard
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how can someone move from stage 3 to 4 or 5 of the precaution adoption process model

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  • undecided about acting to decided not to act or decided to act
  • beliefs about hazard likelihood, severity, susceptibility, social norms, personal fear and worry
  • which stage they move to depends on whether they actually want to act which is dependent on many factors
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how can someone move from stage 5 to 6 of the precaution adoption process model

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  • decided to act to acting
  • given time and resources needed to cat, detailed how to information, reminders and cues to action, assistance in carrying out action
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limitations of the precaution adoption process model

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  • not applicable for actions that require gradual development of habitual patterns of behavior; diet and exercise
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define interpersonal level

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  • individuals exist within and are influenced by a social environment
  • opinions, thoughts, behavior, and support of people around an individual influence their feelings and behaviors
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what things do interpersonal level theories help explain

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  • social norms
  • social learning
  • social power
  • social integration
  • social networks
  • social support
  • social capital
  • interpersonal communication
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when was the social cognitive theory created

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  • 1950s
  • started as social learning theory
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what experiment used the early social cognitive theory

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  • bobo doll experiment
  • observational learning
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describe the social cognitive theory

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  • social environment, personal characteristics, and behavior influence each other
  • reinforcement contributes to learning
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what are the constructs of the social cognitive theory

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  • behavioral capability
  • expectations
  • expectancies
  • locus of control
  • reciprocal determinism
  • observational learning
  • self-control
  • self-efficacy
  • collective efficacy
  • emotional-coping response
  • environment
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define behavioral capability in the social cognitive theory

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  • knowing what to do and how to do it
  • skills portion fo self-efficacy
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define expectations in the social cognitive theory

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  • results an individual anticipates from taking action
  • what you hope to happen
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define expectancies in the social cognitive theory

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  • assigning a value to the outcome of behavior change
  • do you think what actually happened was good or bad
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define locus of control in the social cognitive theory

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  • who is in charge of the control of your life
  • internal: you’re in charge, more likely to make behavior change
  • external: you’re not in charge, less likely to make behavior change
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define reciprocal determinism in the social cognitive theory

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  • interaction among personal characteristics, behavior, and environment
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applications of the social cognitive theory

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  • medication adherence
  • predicting exercise participation
  • predicting sexually risky behaviors
  • predicting condom use
  • healthy relationships
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describe the social network theory

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  • explains the web of social relationships that surround people; social network
  • relationships between individuals and how those relationships influence beliefs and behavior
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when was the social network theory created

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  • 1950s
  • used by norwegian sociologists
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what things should you consider when assessing a social network

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  • centrality vs marginality
  • reciprocity of relationships
  • complexity or intensity of relationships
  • homogeneity of diversity in network
  • subgroups, cliques, linkages
  • communication patterns
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desribe centrality vs marginality

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  • how involved a person is in your life
  • central: very involved
  • marginal: less involved
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how does a health educator use the social network theory

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  • develop new social network linkages and training in social skills
  • enhance networks through natural leaders and community capacity building
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what are the limitations of the social network theory

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  • does not fully explain health behavior
  • labor intensive theory requiring extensive data collection
  • viewed as less of a theory and more of a concept
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what is included in community level theories

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  • organizational: rules, regulations, and policies of an organization
  • community: social norms
  • policy: legislation at local, state, federal, and national levels
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what is an example of a community level theory

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  • diffusion of innovation theory
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when was the diffusion of innovation theory created

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  • 1962
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describe the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • process by which innovation is communicated to social system
  • process of moving new ideas into action
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describe the 3 concepts in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • communication channels: means of transmitting new idea
  • social system: group of individuals who together adopt the innovation
  • time: how long it takes to adopt the innovation
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describe the stages of the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • innovation development
  • dissemination: communicating innovation
  • adoption: uptake of innovation by target population
  • implementation: regular use of innovation
  • maintenance: sustainability; keep adoption of behavior
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what are the levels of consumers in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • innovators
  • early adopters
  • early majority
  • late majority
  • laggards
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describe the innovator level of consumer in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • first to adopt
  • venturesome, independent, risky, daring
  • 2.5%
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describe the early adopters level of consumer in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • opinion leaders
  • interested in innovation but do not want to be the first
  • respected by others in the social system
  • 13.5%
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describe the early majority level of consumer in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • interested in innovation but need external motivation
  • adopt just before average
  • not first but not last
  • 34%
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describe the late majority level of consumer in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • skeptical about innovation
  • adopt after average member of society
  • adoption is an economic necessity
  • 34%
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describe the laggards level of consumer in the diffusion of innovation theory

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  • last ones
  • traditional, suspicious of new innovations
  • must be certain they won’t fail before adoption
  • 16%
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what characteristics of innovation affect diffusion

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  • relative advantage
  • compatibility
  • complexity
  • trialability
  • observability
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define relative advantage

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  • is the innovation better than what was there before
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define compatibility

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  • does the innovation fit with the intended audience
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define complexity

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  • is the innovation easy to use
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define trialability

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  • can the innovation be tried before making a decision to adopt
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define observability

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  • are the results of the innovation visible and easily measurable
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define planning models

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  • framework used to help plan interventions or programs
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is there one perfect planning model for all aspects of health

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no

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what is the best known and most often used model

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  • precede-proceed
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what does PRECEDE stand for

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  • predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling constructs in education and environmental development
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what does PROCEED stand for

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  • policy, regulatory, and organizational, constructs in education and environmental development
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what is the general thing that the precede section does and the proceed section

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  • precede: planning
  • proceed: evaluation
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how many phase of the precede-proceed model are there and in what way does it flow

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  • 8 total phases
  • works backwards starting at the end result (quality of life)
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what is the logical sequence that the precede-proceed model follows

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  • identifies factors related to the issue
  • determines what is causing the issue
  • designs an intervention to address the desired outcome
  • evaluates the outcomes from the intervention
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which stages are in the precede section of the precede-proceed model

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stages 1 to 4

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which stages of the precede proceed model identify goals of intervention

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stages 1 and 2

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describe stage 1 of the precede-proceed model

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  • social assessment
  • quality of life indicators
  • finding out what is important to the community or the target population
  • interviews, surveys, and focus groups are used to collect data; primary data collection
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describe stage 2 of the precede-proceed model

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  • epidemiological assessment
  • gathering data; secondary data collection
  • includes behavioral, genetic, and environmental factors that contribute to health outcomes
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describe stage 3 of the precede-proceed model

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  • educational and ecological assessment
  • includes predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors
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define predisposing factors

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  • things someone already has that make them more or less likely to adopt healthy or risky behaviors
  • includes knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, values, and confidence (self-efficacy
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define reinforcing factors

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  • rewards or encouraging feedback from others that supports or makes difficult adopting behaviors
  • accessibility and availability of resources
  • government laws and policies
  • family, friends, peers, teachers, etc
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define enabling factors

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  • specific things that help or inhibit someone form adopting a behavior
  • usually tangible
  • resources and skills needed for behavior change to occur
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describe stage 4 of the precede-proceed model

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  • administrative, health program, policy development and assessment
  • includes intervention, implementation, and evaluation strategies
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which stages are in the proceed section of the precede-proceed model

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stages 5 to 8

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describe stage 5 of the precede-proceed model

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  • implementation
  • process evaluation: checking off things that are supposed to happen during the program
  • attendance, materials, quality
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describe stage 6 of the precede-proceed model

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  • impact evaluations
  • short term
  • changes in predisposing, enabling, and reinforcing factors as well as behavioral and environmental factors
  • did somebodies behavior change from the intervention
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describe stage 7 of the precede-proceed model

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  • intermediate evaluations
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describe stage 8 of the precede-proceed model

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  • outcomes evaluation
  • long term: after many years
  • change in quality of life indicators; happiness and motivation