MCQ semester 2 exam Flashcards
how does the economic model address deaths as?
suicide
according to the economic model, how can life be postponed?
if more resources are invested in prolonging life
in what model is the patient not responsible for their condition?
biomedical
what is the only cause in biomedical model?
biological factor; virus, pathogen
what are the 4 factors which affect decisions in the health belief model?
- percieved susceptability
- percieved severity
- percieved benefits and barriers of treatment
- cues to action
for someone to acknowledge a health problem, what 2 things must they think in terms of the health belief model?
- percieved as severe
2. benefits outweigh barriers
2 theories of health behaviour
- health belief model
2. theory of planned behaviour
according to the theory of planned behaviour, what 3 things are our intentions shaped by?
- attitudes toward behaviour
- subjective norms
- behavioural control
what is cognitive dissonance? give an eg
holding 2 cognitive opinions which are psychologically insonconsistent and cause tension
smoking is bad - but i still do it
what are todays stressors?
psychological - heavy workload
what is psychoneuroimmunology?
study of how psychological factors can affect the immune system
In the stressful disposition study, what traits did cardiac patients share?
- male
- impatient
- ambitious
- competitive
which personality type has a suggested higher associated risk of heart disease & high blood pressure?
type A
describe traits of personalality B
laid back, easy going, relaxed, not ambitious
describe traits of personalality C
obeys norms helpless, hopeless lack assertiveness suppression of strong emotion (anger) avoids conflict lack of control
what scale measures stress using stressful life events?
social readjustment rating scale
what score on the SRRS gives an 80% stress score?
> 300
3 weaknesses of the SRRS?
- correlation is not causation
- doesnt include daily stressors
- individual differences
3 components of depression
- cognitive
- physiological
- behavioural
what is a coping strategy for women who have depression?
admitting the problem to help the situation
who did a study about learned helplessness?
Gross
what is learned helplessness?
when you try but you keep failing so you give up
most popular treatment for anxiety and depression
Cognitive behavioural therapy
what theory is the CBT based on ?
ABC
a) activating event
b) individual beleifs
c) individual emotions