Year 1: Lecture 2 Flashcards
Define Hazard
Something with the potential to cause harm
Define Risk
The likelihood of harm causing
Define risk factor
Increases the risk of harm
Define protective factor
Decreases the risk of harm
Define susceptibility
Influences the likelihodd that something will cause harm
Name some forms of hazards
Physical Chemical Mechanical Biological Psychosocial
Name some of the routes of exposure to hazards
Skin
Blood/sexual
Inhalation
Ingestion
What are some factors which influence the degree of risk ?
How much a person is exposed
How the person is exposed
Conditions of exposure
What are the 3 principles that govern the perception of risk ?
Feeling in control
Size of the possible harm
Familiarity with the risk
Which forms of risk are perceived as high and which as low ?
Involuntary risk = Perceived as having greater risk.
Voluntary risk = Perceived as less risk.
What is the relationship between harm and risk ?
Risks involving more possible harm are perceived as greater than those involving less harm.
What is the relationship between familiarity and risk ?
Risks that are less familiar are perceived as being greater risk than more familiar risks.
What are some individual variables in risk perception ?
Previous experience Attitudes towards risk Values Beliefs Socioeconomic factors Personality Demographic factors
What are some direct pathological effects on the environment ?
Physical
Chemical
Biological
What are some indirect effects (environment) ?
Housing
Transport
Town planning
Income/welfare
