WK 1 - Health & Wellbeing

Question 1

What are the 3 sciences that work together that contribute to overall health?

Answer 1

Biological
Social
Psychology

Question 2

Name some points that describe the body as a MECHANICAL OBJECT

Answer 2

Perfect or imperfect machine

A sense of absolute certainty

Master technician

Intervention

Problem-solving attitude

Question 3

Name some points that describe the body as the Self Regulatory Process

Answer 3

Self-regulating biological organism

Uncertainty

Facilitator

Interaction

Enhance existing self-healing capacity

Question 4

What is covered in the Biopsychosocial model?

Answer 4

Acute illness
Chronic illness
Illness behaviour 
Pain 
Suffering
Mood disorder
Addictive disorders

Question 5

By 2020 what is the estimated % for death by chronic diseases?

Answer 5

73% of all deaths and 60% of the global burden

of disease. (WHO)

Question 6

What is the name for having many health issues and how much (%) of time do they take up with the GP?

Answer 6

Multi-morbidity
&
80%

Question 7

Kasl & Cobb(1996) defined three types of health

behaviour. What are they?

Answer 7

1. The health Behaviour - aimed at
   preventing disease (exercising and eating
   a healthy diet)
2. An illness behaviour - aimed to seek
   remedy (going to the doctor, searching internet)

3. The sick role behaviour -  aimed at
getting well (taking medication)

Question 8

Describe health impairing habits

sometimes called behavioural pathogens

Answer 8

Smoking, excessive drinking and eating a high-fat

diet/sugar

Question 9

Describe health protective behaviours which are (sometimes described as Behavioural immunogens)

Answer 9

Attending a health clinic for screening

Question 10

Describe what Theory is

Answer 10

Sets of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena that can be scientifically tested.

Question 11

Describe what a model is

Answer 11

Conceptual descriptions of a system, theory, or phenomenon that account for its known or inferred properties.

Question 12

What is the Theory of Reasoned Action model

Fishbein and Ajzan 1975

Answer 12

Designed to understand a persons individual
behavior

What is their basic motivation (behavioural
intention)

Question 13

What is the Theory of Planned Behaviour (Ajzen 1991)

Answer 13

(Wikipedia)

Is a theory that links one’s beliefs and behaviour.

The theory states that intention toward behaviour, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control, together shape an individual’s behavioural intentions and behaviours.

Question 14

What is The Health Belief Model

Answer 14

Backgroud Variables –> Demographic / Psychological / Structural

Threats: Susceptibility and Severity

Perceived Expectations: Benefits and Barriers

Question 15

The Health Belief Model tries to predict health-related
behaviours by exploring peoples relationship,
thoughts and actions related to a behaviour.
Thus policymakers can: NAME THEM

Answer 15

• Develop interventions
• Increase perception
• Promote benefits
• Reduce barriers

Question 16

What is The transtheoretical model?

Answer 16

Assesses an individual’s readiness to act on a new healthier behaviour, and provides strategies, or processes of change to guide the individual.

Question 17

What are the stages of The transtheoretical model?

Answer 17

The model is composed of constructs such as stages of change, processes of change, levels of change, self-efficacy, and decision making