A3 - Health Belief Model

Question 1

What is the Health Belief Model?

Answer 1

A theory that explains why people do or don’t engage in behaviours related to their beliefs.

Question 2

What is percieved seriousness?

Answer 2

Someone’s belief in how serious they think a consequence is if they do or don’t engage in a behaviour.

Question 3

What is percieved susceptibility?

Answer 3

Subjective perception of getting an illness or disease.

Question 4

What is percieved benefit?

Answer 4

One’s perception of the effectiveness of the actions taken to reduce an illness.

Question 5

What are percieved barriers?

Answer 5

One’s feelings on the obstacles when recommended health action.

Question 6

What is an internal cue?

Answer 6

Something that happens to that person. e.g. coughing.

Question 7

What is an external cue?

Answer 7

Something that occurs to someone outside of your body. e.g someone dying due to smoking.

Question 8

What is a strength to the HBM?

Answer 8

There are practical applications for the theory.

Question 9

What is a weakness to the HBM?

Answer 9

Alternative models have been proposed that may explain health behaviour.