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Health Behaviour Flashcards

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What are health related behaviours

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Smoking, drinking, drug use, safe sex, healthy diet, exercise

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Why are behaviours linked to health

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Behavioural risk factors increase likelihood of disease eg smoking is linked to heart disease

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What are the two theories that help understand health behaviour

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Learning theories, social cognition model

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What are the three types of learning theory

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Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning

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Describe classical conditioning

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Cues affect reaction, Pavlov

Cues can be environmental, emotional or in connection with drugs and alcohol

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How can you use classical conditioning to change health behaviour

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Avoid cues

Pair behaviour with unpleasant response (Antabuse, disulfiram)

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What is operant conditioning

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BF Skinner, Associate behaviour with reward or punishment. Rat in box experiment

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What are some problems with operant behaviour

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Most bad behaviours create positive response. Eg drinking

We are driven by short term rewards so it’s harder to maintain good habits

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Limitations of conditioning theories

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No account for thought process and influences from society

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Social learning theory

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Albert Bandura, People can learn vicariously

Boba doll experiments

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Social learning theory explained

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We will copy behaviour if it leads to rewards and we believe we can perform that behaviours

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Social learning theory; who do we copy

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People similar to us or at higher status

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When is social learning theory used

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In peer modelling education, celebs in health promotion campaigns

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What are the 3 social cognition methods

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Cognitive dissonance, health belief model, theory of planned behaviour

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What do social cognition models look at

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How do we decide to behave, look at thought processes, feeling and reasons

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Cognitive dissonance theory

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Bad feelings associated with behaviours that don’t fit our beliefs or society. Reduce discomfort by changing behaviour or beliefs

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Example of cognitive dissonance

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Warnings and pictures on smoking packets

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Health belief model

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Beliefs about health threat: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity

Beliefs about health behaviour: Perceived benefits, perceived barriers

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Theory of planned behaviour

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Attitude, subjective norm and perceived control all affect INTENTION which is the main contributor to behaviour

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Problems with theory of planned behaviour

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Intention behaviour gap - predicts intentions but not actual behaviour

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How can we bridge intention behaviour gap

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Implementation intentions - set concrete plan

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What is involved in integrated psychological model of behaviour change (COM-B)

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Specify behaviour to change, behavioural diagnosis (influences), prescription (behaviour change)

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What are 3 factors of COM-B

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Capability, opportunity, motivation

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What is capability in COM-B model

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Knowledge, skill, strength, stamina

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What is opportunity in COM-B model

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Time, resources, cues/prompts

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What is motivation in COM-B model

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Plans, evaluations, desires, impulses

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Nudge theory

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Focuses on unconscious influences on behaviour. Change behaviour by altering environment

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What is involved in nudge theory

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Choice architecture (cues in the way environment is constructed)

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What is an example of use of nudge theory

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salad bar before burger buffet

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What factors must occur to make a nudge successful

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Must be easier to make the desired choice (less effort) and improve the motivation to go for that choice

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Risks of focusing on individual behaviour

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Health is complex and may be outside of individual control (socio economic), victim blaming, single interventions that only target specific behaviours - have little impact

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Health promotions core components

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Behaviour change approach (incentive)
Strong policy framework (sugar tax)
Empowerment of people (local cooking classes)

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