Unit 3 - LAA3 - Health Belief Model

Question 1

What approach does the health belief model use?

Answer 1

Cognitive

Question 2

What are the 6 ‘concepts’ of the health belief model known as?

Answer 2

Constructs

Question 3

Name all 6 constructs

Answer 3

• Perceived seriousness
• Perceived susceptibility
• Perceived barriers
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Demographic variables
• External/internal cues

Question 4

Name 3 demographic variables

Answer 4

Age
Gender
Cultures

Question 5

What do the 6 constructs do?

Answer 5

Predict health behaviours

Question 6

Perceived _____ is the individuals assessment of their risk of getting the condition

Answer 6

Susceptibility

Question 7

Perceived _____ is an individuals assessment of the seriousness of the condition

Answer 7

Seriousness

Question 8

A cost-benefit analysis, is an individuals assessment of the _______ of adopting a behaviour

Answer 8

Outcomes

Question 9

What would be a benefit of ‘stopping smoking’?

Answer 9

Saving money, increase in health etc

Question 10

Perceived _________ are what an individual see as things which discourage them from doing a behaviour

Answer 10

Barriers

Question 11

____________ variables affect whether someone will change their behaviour

Answer 11

Demographic

Question 12

What are some examples of demographic variables?

Answer 12

Age
Education
Culture

Question 12

Cues to action refer to ______ that remind the individual to change their behaviour

Answer 12

Triggers

Question 12

AO3: Why is the health-belief model useful?

Answer 12

Can predict likelihood of keeping up with using an inhaler

Question 12

AO3: What is a weakness of the health-belief model?

Answer 12

Fails to take into account a persons personality affecting their behaviour

Question 13

According to the health-belief model, younger people will be more or less to engage in unhealthy behaviours

Answer 13

More

Question 13

Which psychological approach does the health-belief model use?

Answer 13

Cognitive