Health Behavior and personality 💘

Question 1

What is health behaviour

Answer 1

Health behaviour is related to the health status of the individual

Question 2

Attribution theory

Answer 2

The perceiver uses information to arrive at causal explanations for events
‘Naive psychologist’

Question 3

Locus control

Answer 3

People differ to the degree in which they control their lives
Internal vs external: from within themselves vs forces outside eg luck
Behavioural control: ability to take concrete action to reduce something
Cognitive control: ability to use thought processes or strategies to modify impact of something

Question 4

Self efficacy

Answer 4

The belief that we can succeed in an activity that we want to do
Role models and mastery through practice can impact

Question 5

Health belief model

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People more likely to adhere when they view their physical problem as severe and to have further negative effects if they don’t adhere 
See treatment as effective 
See few barriers 
Few rewards for sailing to adhere
Environmental cue 
Believe they can change

Question 6

Theory of planned behaviour

Answer 6

Massive interplay between attitude and social norms and how we perceive behavior control

Question 7

Transthoretical model

Answer 7

Move through different stages when changing behavior

Involves u balance self efficacy and process of change and temptation

Question 8

Psychodynamic personality theory

Answer 8

Based on unconscious internal conflicts associated with childhood experience and oleaseure seeking impulses and social restraints and demands

Question 9

Freuds three levels of awareness

Answer 9

Conscious mind
Preconscious mind
Unconscious mind
Linked to freud theories

Question 10

Freud’s three types of personality

Answer 10

The id (unconscious, primitive thinking driven by biological urge eg hunger and life and death instinct)
The ego (conscious processing eg decision making)
The superego (partly conscious internalised rules of society and family and conscience)

Question 11

Humanistic theory

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Focuses on human experience and free will

Carl Rogers and maslon

Question 12

Carl Rogers concepts

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We need positive regard and approval from others so we change our behaviour to obtain it
Trust our feelings
However it ignores biology and is western

Question 13

Maslon concepts and hierarchy of needs

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Self actualisation is realising personal potential and linked to morality and creativity
Hierarchy from bottom to top: physiological(food sleep), safety ,love ,esteem and self actualisation

Question 14

Trait theories

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Identifying the most basic enduring dimensions which is traits
Started with jung- introverts vs extroverts
Eysenck and catell

Question 15

Eysencks three factor theory

Answer 15

Introverts vs extroverts
Emotional stability vs neuroticism (more emotional )
Impulse control vs psychoticism

Question 16

Catells 16 personality factors

Answer 16

Uses three sources of data
L data (life record data eg school grade
Q data the questionnaire (16 personality
T data (data from objective tests designed to tap into a personality construct)

Question 17

Social cognitive theory

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Based on interrelationship of individual and others and environment)
Influenced by social learning theory and classical and operational conditioning etc
Retter

Question 18

Retters theory of locus of control

Answer 18

Internal (you controlling destiny) and external ( luck fate or others controlling your destiny)

Question 19

Defence mechanisms for personality

Answer 19

Repression
Projection (doing bad impulses to other
Denial
Reaction formation (expressing opposite of ideas)
Displacement
Sublimation (channeling impulses to good outlets)
Regression (anxiety reducing behaviour)

Question 20

Types of personality disorders

Answer 20

Cluster a (odd or eccentric)(paranoid schizoid antisocial)
Cluster b (dramatic emotional) (impulsive, borderline, narcissistic)
Cluster c (anxious and fearful)(avoidant dependant ocd)

Question 21

List the types of attachment

Answer 21

Secure
Insecure avoidant
Insecure ambivalent
Disorganised

Question 22

Secure attachment

Answer 22

Shows distress but able to compose themselves
Feels protected
Cater responds appropriately and provides secure base

Question 23

Insecure avoidant

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Independent of caregiver emotionally and physically
Doesn’t seem caregiver when distressed
Caregiver unresponsive or rejecting

Question 24

Insecure ambivalent

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Micuite of seeking and resistance to contact 
Angry 
No feeling of security 
Difficult to soothe
Clingy in Novel environment 
Inconsistent responsiveness by caregiver

Question 25

Disorganised

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Odd andcontradictory behaviour Unable to find comfort but seek it but fear proximity with caregiver Freezing History of maltreatment/ frightening care

Question 26

Strange situation procedure

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``` Ages 1-2 Child and mother engage Stranger enters and engages with them Mother leaves Returns and does minimum interaction Child left alone Stranger returns Mother returns ```

Question 27

Story stem attachment profile

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4-7 years Children respond to set of 13 narrative stories relating to everyday situations with a dilemma Eg pig getting lost Show me and tell me what happens next Responses indicate expectation of family roles/bond Recorded coded and reviewed

Question 28

Child attachment interview

Answer 28

7-15+ years 19 questions requiring children to recall memories and describe attachment experiences and perceptions of caregiver Eg what happens when mum gets cross with you and tells you off Either secure dismissing preoccupied or disorganised

Question 29

Insecure and disorganised attachment problems

Answer 29

Risk Factors for Externalising behaviour eg hyperactivity (insecure but mainly disorganised) Internalising behaviour eg social withdrawal or anxiety (insecure avoidant) Two very rare disorders reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder

Question 30

Interventions for attachment NICE

Answer 30

Video interaction guidance Parental sensitivity training Home visiting programmes Patent child psychological therapy