Prevention and Promotion

Question 1

3 Characteristics of Primary Prevention

Answer 1

1) Intervention given to entire population when they are not in need
2) Goal: lower rates of new cases (e.g. keeping healthy people healthy via vaccinations)
3) Applied to everyone regardless of need

Question 2

3 Characteristics of Secondary Prevention/Early Intervention

Answer 2

1) Intervention given when communities show early signs of need/disorder evident in a community
2) Precursor to being at risk
3) Three implications with identifying or labelling those deemed as potentially requiring engaging in secondary prevention efforts:
1) Stigmatisation
2) Currently not in need
3) May not ever require need

Question 3

3 Characteristics of Tertiary Prevention

Answer 3

1) Applied when community in need
2) Reduce intensity/duration
3) Resembles rehab and treatment

Question 4

3 Approaches to Intervention

Answer 4

1) Universal
2) Selective
3) Indicated

Question 5

Timing of Universal Intervention

Answer 5

Prior

Question 6

Timing of Selective Intervention

Answer 6

Prior

Question 7

Timing of Indicated Intervention

Answer 7

Early stages

Question 8

Participants of Universal Intervention

Answer 8

Everyone

Question 9

Participants of Selective Intervention

Answer 9

Those at risk

Question 10

Participants of Indicated Intervention

Answer 10

Showing signs of issue

Question 11

Intervention for Primary Prevention (2)

Answer 11

1) Universal

2) Selective

Question 12

Intervention for Secondary Prevention

Answer 12

Indicated

Question 13

Promotion

Answer 13

Enhancement of population health and well-being

Question 14

Central argument of Dohenwend Model (1978)

Answer 14

Life stressors may generate psychopathology