Psychological Models of Health & Wellbeing Flashcards
need to understand processes behind modifying behaviour so you can understand if the behaviour change will actually occur know various models of health behaviours (their pros + cons) apply these health models to patient care
4 models of health behaviour
underpinned by motivation
focus on cognitive aspects of motivation (knowledge, attitude, belief)
according to the health belief model, a person’s health behaviour is determined by which 4 things?
motivated to change by their:
1) personal beliefs and values
2) perceived susceptibility to illness
3) their perception of the severity of an illness
3) the perceived benefits of preventive actions
4) any barriers to engaging in those preventive actions
what 3 main factors does the HEALTH ACTION MODEL say will influence whether or not a person will adopt a health behaviour?
- The person’s own beliefs and attitudes about the behaviour
- The person’s subjective norms, or their perception of what others think they should do
- The person’s perceived control over the extent to which they believe they can successfully adopt the behavior
- argues that interventions to promote health behaviour change should target these three factors
motivation is
an important behavioural determinant
unhealthy behaviours (smoking, poor toothbrushing) can lead to: (4)
1) mortality
2) morbidity
3) associated with dental health
4) are potentially modifiable
can change with right guidance and support!
by studying health behaviours, we can: (2)
1) help identify at risk groups
2) target preventive programmes
3) interventions which look to change health behaviour could alter the pattern of disease
what do we gain from studying health beliefs?
helps you understand the decision making process in certain ‘bad’ health behaviour
- e.g. a parent may not be able to support a child in toothbrushing as they don’t have the time
- social circumstances are beyond circumstances to change in 1 appointment
we must take into account models of altering behaviour to have successful convos
perceived behaviour is in control
behaviour change is more likely to occur
the THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR states your behaviour is a function of which 3 factors?
1) Attitude toward the behaviour
2) Subjective norms
3) Perceived behavioural control
the THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR states the best predictor of behaviour is?
intention
stronger the intention= more likely a behaviour will follow
what is intention?
a person’s cognitive representation of a person’s readiness to perform a behaviour
attitude towards behaviour rather than behaviour itself
which 3 things is intention determined by?
1) Attitudes toward the behaviour
2) Subjective norms
3) Perceived behavioural control
what is important when trying to predict someone’s intention?
knowing these beliefs is just as important as a person’s exhibited attitude
what makes a person’s intention stronger to perform a particular health behaviour?
the more favourable:
the attitude
the subjective norm
the greater:
the perceived control
how do behavioural beliefs affect the attitude toward the behaviour and thus intention?
affects how they are likely to perform the behaviour
do they see it as good/ bad?
if they believe it will make a +ve difference in life, will be more likely to perform that behaviour
-> gives more POSITIVE EVALUATION of behaviour change
e.g. someone believes doing a MOOC will get them a better grade
behaviour change (= doing mood)
or could have NEGATIVE EVALUATION of behaviour change
e.g. if they believe doing the MOOC, will just waste their time and not get them a better grade
