health psychology and wellbeing Flashcards
(33 cards)
what is health according to the biopsychosocial model?
health extends beyond the concept of a mere absence of disease, injury or diasbility
what functions are measured on a continuum?
3 points
- physical functioning
- psychological functioning
- social functioning
biomedical model
what is illness caused by?
caused by biological factors/malfunction
how should illness be treated?
with surgery, medication etc.
how does the meaning of health change?
it changes from person to person and across different countries and cultures
what is health psychology?
an intrest in the role of psychological factors in the cause, progression and consequences of both health and illness
what are the aims of health psychology?
4 aims
- health promotion and maintenence
- prevention and treatment of physical illness
- etiology (causes) and correlated of health and illness
- health policy and healthcare service delivery
what do you use the aims of health psychology for?
to develop and test theories and to use them to desig interventions and treatments
what do health beliefs predict?
behaviour
to understand behaviour what do we need to understand?
health beliefs
why do we need behaviour change strategies
5 points
- role of behaviours
- to prevent illness
- to treat illness
- to reduce physical symptoms
- to improve wellbeing
what is the COM-B model
the capability, opportunity, motivation, behaviour model is a model of behaviour change
CAPABILITY
example
- psychological “i know about this”
- physical “i can do this”
OPPORTUNITY
example
- physical “i have what i need to do this”
- social “other approve of me doing this”
MOTIVATION
example
- reflective “i believe this is the right thing to do”
- automatic “ i feel like i want to do this”
Eden et al 2022 purpose of study:
understanding the reasons underlying the use of sun beds is essential for developing effective interventions
Eden et al 2022 method of study:
systematic review of 16 qualitative studies that explored the use of sunbeds
Eden et al 2022 results of study
COM-B was used to interpret results
* evidence that all 5 components influenced the liklihood of an individual engaging in indoor tanning with all but automatic motivation influencing quiting/reducing indoor tanning
examples of interventions that can target individual/target
4 interventions
- doctor’s advice
- government interventions
- banning advertisements
- increasing costs
what is chronic illness & examples
illness that persists for a long time, usually at least 3 months. there is no cure but it ususally isn’t life threatening
examples:
* heart disease, diabetes, asthma
Lunde et al 2021 purpose of study:
examined impact of helicopter parenting
Lunde et al 2021 method of study:
narrative review
Lunde et al 2021 results of study:
culture of helicopter parenting may only make the distress for an emerging adult living with chronic pain worse
clinical vs health psychology
clinical
* mental health (anxiety, depression etc.)
health psychology
* physical health (diet, sleep, exercise)
