Theories Flashcards
The Community Mobilization theory was created regarding community change. It involves the community in identifying health priorities and developing actions to deal with health priorities. What’s another name for this theory?
Rothman’s Theory
True or False: Theories that are wrong can be published.
TRUE. No such thing as right or wrong; theories are guidelines for understanding change and developing appropriate programs
What are the three approaches for Rothman’s Theory/Community mobilization?
Social planning
Locality development
Social action
What are the five steps of implementing community mobilization?
- Assessments
- Explore
- Planning
- Implementation
- Monitor and Evaluate
Identify population that requires OHE is an example of what step of community mobilization implementation.
Assessments
Health promoter explores the level of OHE within the community and prioritizes treatment is an example of what step of implementing community mobilization?
Explore
Health promoter plans to provide OHE to the areas identified as low SES is an example of what step of implementing community mobilization?
Planning
Health promoter provides OHE as planned is an example of what step of implementing community mobilization?
Implementation
Reassess the community in a year to evaluate success of health promotion is an example of what step of implementing community mobilization?
Monitor and evaluate
Diffusion of innovation is what category of theory?
Community change
A new idea, practice or produce. This is the definition of
Innovation
A process by which a new idea, practice or product gains acceptance in a community or throughout society is the definition of
Diffusion
What are the 5 categories of people adopting an innovation.
- Innovators
- Early adopters
- Early majority
- Late majority
- Laggards
Which theory is best described by the following definition: “provides a helpful diagnostic tool used for analyzing how and why populations respond to the introduction of new ideas.”
Diffusion of Innovation
What are the four stages of the Four Stage Model Theory?
- Awareness Raising
- Adoption
- Implementation
- Institutionalizations
What is the goal of the Four Stage Model Theory?
To be useful in situations where an organization wants to implement change in an already established program
What category does the Four Stage Model Theory fit under?
Change in organization
In the Health Belief Model, what constructs mitigate behaviour change?
Perceived severity
Perceived susceptibility
Perceived benefits
Perceived barriers
True or false: a combination of high perceived susceptibility and high perceived barriers is successful in inspiring behaviour change
False. High perceived susceptibility and high perceived benefits.
True or false: high perceived severity and low perceived benefits is a combination successful in inspiring behaviour change.
True
More Recent Framework falls under which category of theories?
Community change
What is the purpose of the Most Recent Framework Theory?
To distinguish between community based strategies and community development initiatives.
- > community based strategy: programs and services offered to community to groups to produce measurable change in health related risk factors
- > community development initiative: problem is defined by community, negotiation occurs and the goal is to give the community the ability to control factors affecting health
Which theory is defined as: the theory that explains behaviour change. It addresses the underlying determinants of health have our and methods of promoting change. Change is the product of interaction between individuals and their environments.
Social learning theory
What category does the social learning theory fit under?
Individual change
What is reciprocal determinism?
Described the continuous interaction between environment and behaviour
What is observational learning?
Learning through observing the behaviour of others
What is self efficacy?
An individual’s belief in their ability to change their behaviour
What is the most important factor for change?
Self efficacy
Which theory is defined as follows:
Described to explain behaviour change at the individual level. It is based on the assumption that intention to act is the key determinant of behaviour and that all other factors affective behaviour are mediate through behaviour action
Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behaviour
What three factors influence behavioural intentions?
- Attitude towards behaviours
- Subjective norms
- Perceived behavioural control
True or false. One of the key determinants of behaviours is the intention to act.
True
Which theory is based on the assumption that individuals have varying levels of motivation or readiness to change. The cycle in which they move through is a circular process rather than a singular life event?
Transtheoretical model
What are the five stages of the Transtheoretical model?
- Precontemplation
- Contemplation
- Preparation
- Action
- Maintenance
Name a theory that addresses public policy change.
Milo’s framework
What is a healthy public policy?
Characterized by an explicit concern for health and equity in all areas of policy and accountability for health impact
What are the dynamic stages of Milo’s framework?
Initiation Action Implementing Evaluation Reformation
Who are the four main players in healthy public policy?
- Policy holders
- Policy influencers
- The public
- The media
Key stakeholders in healthy public policy fall into two specific groups. Name them
Policy keepers. Policy influencers.
What are the four determinants influencing policy development?
- Social economic and political context
- Identification of parties with greatest influence
- Recognition of interests
- The capacity
