Psychological Influences on Health

Question 1

Give 5 key behavioural risk factors for chronic disease

Answer 1

Smoking
Obesity 
Poor diet
Inactivity 
Excessive alcohol

Question 2

What are 3 methods of selecting interventions and programmes aimed at POPULATIONS for behavioural changes

Answer 2

Legislation
Local advertising and media campaigns
Point of sale promotions and interventions

Question 3

What are 3 methods of selecting interventions aimed at COMMUNITIES

Answer 3

Support organisations which offer people to take part in planning and delivery of services

Support organisations which promote participation in leisure and voluntary activity s

Promote resilience and build skills by promoting positive social networks

Question 4

What are 3 methods of selecting interventions aimed at INDIVIDUALS

Answer 4

Make them feel positive about changing

Plan changes in easy steps

Plan coping strategies

Question 5

What 3 things must information be to be able to influence an action or behaviour

Answer 5

Relevant to current goals
Easily understood and remembered
Readily available in moment of action

Question 6

Gives 5 examples of why a pregnant women may not want to drink

Answer 6

1. Advantage of not drinking outweighs the disadvantages
2. You anticipate positive response from others to your behavioural change
3. Social pressure to change
4. Perceive new behaviour to be consistent with self-image
5. You believe you are able to carry out new behaviour in a range of circumstances