PSY1001 SEMESTER 2 - WEEK 4 PART 2

Question 1

how may TPB help with seeking help for mental health problem

Answer 1

attitude toward seeking psychol help sscale
measure attitude (psychological openness), subjective norm (indifference to stigma), perceived behavioural control (help-seeking propensity)
showed attitude and PBC most influential

Question 2

how may TPB be used in seeking help in physical issues

Answer 2

attitude (appointment for breast cancer sympt)
subjective norm (family would support/no)
PBC (nothing I can do)
intention (would you/not)
contrasted with illness perceptions (identity of sympt, cause, timeline, cure, consequence)
found identity most influential for attitude, PBC

Question 3

explain an experimental study for developing intervention in help seeking (lung cancer)

Answer 3

1. categorised salient belief (on outcomes, normative, control)
   outcome- wasting time, untreatable
   normative- worry about blame, time wasting
   control- lack of appointment
2. ask attitude (appointments pointless/bad), subjective norm (important if other thinks necessary, or doctor think important), PBC (too hard to have appointment)

presented messages targeting attitudes, subjective, PBC

tailored messages shown
found TPB message most effective but no difference when targeting control. attitude, norm

Question 4

in summary, what is impact of TPB in help seeking

Answer 4

mixed evidence