2.5 Health Beleifs Flashcards
(35 cards)
Concepts about health that an individual believes to be true.
- May not be founded on fact
- May be influenced by culture
Health beliefs
Whether clients believe that their health status is under their own or others’ control.
Locus of control
People who believe they have major influence on their own health status.
Internals
People who believe their health is largely controlled by outside forces.
Externals
What does fitness involve
performance of the body’s
- heart
- lungs
- muscles
Activity-exercise pattern
refers to a person’s routine of exercise, activity, leisure & recreation.
-includes ADL’s
Physical activity (defined)
bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle contraction that increases energy expenditure
Exercise (defined)
a type of physical activity defined as a planned, structured & repetitive bodily movement.
Activity tolerance
type & amount of exercise or ADL and individual is able to perform w/out experiencing adverse effects
Functional strength
body’s ability to perform work
Isotonic exercises
dynamic exercises - muscle shortens to produce contraction and active movement.
Isometric exercises
static or setting exercises, muscles contract w/out moving the joint.
Isokinetic exercises
resistive exercises - involve muscle contraction against resistance.
Aerobic exercise
activity during which the amount of O2 taken into body is greater than that used to perform activity.
-improve cardiovascular conditioning.
Anaerobic exercise
activity in which the muscles cannot draw enough O2 from the bloodstream and anaerobic pathways then provide additional energy.
Health literacy
the ability to read, understand and act on health information.
Important when developing written teaching aids
- keep language at or below fifth grade level
- use active, not passive voice
- use large type
- place priority information first
Important when teaching low literacy levels
- use multi teaching methods: pictures, role play, demonstration.
- get feedback
- limit amount of info in one session
Motivational interviewing (MI)
a collaborative, person-centered form of guiding to elicit and strengthen motivation for change.
The spirit of MI is based on 3 key elements:
- collaboration
- evoking / drawing out
- autonomy
Collaboration
- a partnership between therapist and client
- builds rapport
Evocation
- drawing out of client’s own thoughts & ideas.
- lasting change more likely to occur.
Autonomy
- true power of change rests within the client.
- empowering the individual
- gives client responsibility for own actions.
Principles of MI
- Express empathy
- Support self-efficacy
- Roll with resistance
- Develop discrepancy
