Health Flashcards
Basics of it
Biomedical
focuses on the physical, medical and biological explanation to health
Biopsychosocial
focuses on biological, psychological and social factors to health
out of biomedical or biopsychosocial which sees health as a continuum
biopsychosocial
physiological addiction
it is biological in nature and focuses on neurotransmitters such as dopamine
behavioural addiction
it is learnt or a result of being in a certain environment
dependence
addiction takes over your life you can’t function without it
mood alteration
addictions can produce a lot of different emotions from the person such as rushes or numbness
tolerance
for the addiction to hit the same the person needs an increased dose
withdrawal
the addiction gets stopped or reduces which can have after effects
conflict
the addiction can cause interpersonal conflict and conflict with others around the person
relapse
when the person does the addiction again after a long period of time of not doing it
perceived seriousness
the chance that the person will change their behaviour due to the consequences if they don’t change
perceived susceptibility
the chance the person thinks they have of getting the illness
perceived benefits
the benefits of changing your behaviour
perceived barriers
not changing because of other factors
strength of health belief model
creditability - researchers worked with people who wanted to change which makes it based on real life behaviours
