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The study of how psychological influences contribute to health, illness, and reaction to illness

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Health Psychology

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Common definitions focus on lack of:

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Objective signs of illness and subjective symptoms of illness

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What do health psychologists do?

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Health promotion and maintenance, prevention and treatment of illness and disease, the ethology and correlates of health, illness, and dysfunction, analyze and improve the health care system and health policy

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Etiology

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Origins/ causes of illness

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Health psychology is the ______, educational, and professional contributions of ______ _______, _______, and ________ to health related issues

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Scientific, psychological theory, practice, and research

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17th, 18th, and 19th century focused on:

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Dietary and infectious diseases

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_______ illnesses account for more than half of all deaths (Who, 2006)

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Chronic

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Declines in infectious disease are the result of preventative measure comes from the ______ century

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20th

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_______ diseases develop and persist over time. This comes from ______ century society

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Chronic, 21st

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Biopsychosocial Model

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The prominent model in Health Psychology practice and research

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Biomedical Model

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All illness can be explained in terms of abnormal bodily processes

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  1. Reductionist
  2. Single causal factor considered
  3. Assumes mind- body dualism
  4. Emphasizes over health
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Biomedical Model

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  1. Macrolevel as well as microlevel
  2. Multiple causal factors considered
  3. Mind and body inseparable
  4. Emphasizes both health and illness
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Biopsychosocial Model

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There are ____ main factors affecting population health. They are:

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Income and social status, social support networks, education, employment/ work conditions, social environments, physical environments, personal health practices and coping skills, healthy child development, biology and genetic, health services, gender, and culture

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Experimental Design

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Establishing cause and effect relationships using randomized clinical trials

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Correlational Design

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Looks at the relationship between variables

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Random sampling and random assignment, experimental groups and control groups, placebos, and single blind/ double blind research are characteristics of _______ design

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Experimental

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Examining existing relationships and variables that cannot be manipulated, developing hypotheses, and generating predictive information are characteristics of ________ design

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Correlational

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Other designs include

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Prospective designs, retrospective research, qualitative research, developmental approaches, case studies, single-subject design, twin studies, adoption studies, cross-sectional approach, and cohort effect

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In-depth examination of an individual

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Case Study

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Qualitative Research

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Interviews with individuals of interest; focus groups; case studies

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Twin Studies. 2 Types

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Used to determine whether heredity factors influence health. Monozygotic twins, dizygotic twins

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Adoption Studies

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Compare traits of adopted children with those of both natural and adoptive parents

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Looking back in time, reconstruct conditions

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Retrospective Research

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Designs, such as longitudinal research, in which we observe people over time
Prospective Designs
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Cohort Effect
Generational effect due to historical experiences of a group of subjects
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4 Types of Acculturation
Marginalization, Assimilation, Separation, Integration
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Low host culture/ low home culture
Marginalization
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High host culture/ low home culture
Assimilation
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Low host culture/ high home culture
Separation
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High host culture/ high home culture
Integration
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Balance of Mind, body, and spirit
Indian (Ayurveda) Medicine
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Balance of Chi and Yin and Yang
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, not the absence of illness, injuries, and disabilities
Western Medicine
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Approaches outside of Western biomedicine are called ________ or __________ medicine
Complimentary, alternative
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______ _____ is marked by reliance on technology and science for diagnosis and treatment
Western Biomedicine
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Allopathic medicine, or treatments to cause the opposite effect of the disease. The type of medicine taught, practiced, and prescribed Reductionism or the search for a single cause of illness
Western Biomedicine
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Treats more people than any other form of medicine Critical elements of health are food choices, relationships, and emotional life Holistic approach
Chinese Traditional Medicine
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Tao
CTM source of illness Organs of life and universe Created by the opposing forces of Yin and Yang
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The 5 phases or elemental activities
The active forces that illustrate the relationships between human beings and nature Qi, or energy, moves within the body in the same pattern as in nature The 5 elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) are related to a season, an organ and food
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CTM treatment is focused on settling the ______ through massage, acupuncture or acupressure, and herbs to ______ the flow of ______
Imbalance, enhance, Qi
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The root for many common medical practices such as garlic, yoga, and supplements
Ayurveda
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Ayurveda health is a ______ and _______ relationship between ______ and the _______ world
Symbiotic, balanced, nature, supernatural
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Ayurveda 5 elements
Ether, air, fire, water, earth
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Prior to research, what spurred the growth of CAM?
Trial and error
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Health Behaviours
Behaviours that enhance or maintain health
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Health Habits
Behaviour that is firmly established, performed automatically, very difficult to change
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When do health habits usually develop and stabilize?
They develop in early childhood and stabilize around 11 or 12
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What determines health behaviours?
Biological, Psychological, Societal
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The health belief model has _____ factors
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The first factor is _____ _____
Perceived threat
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The second factor is ______ _____
Perceived effectiveness
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Individuals will perform healthy behaviours if they believe
They are susceptible to an illness The illness will have severe consequences Their behaviour will reduce the severity and or susceptibility of the illness The benefits of the behaviour outweighs the costs They can successfully execute the behaviour
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Prospect theory suggests that for _____ risk health behaviours, potential losses should be emphasized. For _____ risk health behaviours stress benefits or gains of changing the behaviour should be emphasized
High, Low
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Transtheoretical Model
Outlines the process and different stages of change
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There are _____ stages of change. They include:
6. | Pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, termination
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Primary prevention
To avoid the development of disease
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Secondary prevention
To diagnose and treat and existing disease in its early stages before it results in significant morbidity
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Tertiary prevention
To reduce the negative impact of established disease by restoring function and reducing disease-related complications
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Involves modifying the environment in ways that affects people's ability to practice in a particular behaviour
Social engineering
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___ ______ attempts to increase healthy behaviours
Health education
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______ _____ is being aware of health behaviours that pose a threat to our future health or existing risks
Health Promotion
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Interventions
Programs designed to assess and change health behaviours
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What are the barriers to modifying poor health behaviours?
Knowing when intervene Incentives for practicing health behaviours Lack of motivation Instability of Health behaviours
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A particular time when adolescents are more likely to develop health related behaviour
Window of Vulnerability
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3 Key theories of health behaviour change
The Health Belief Model Theory of Planned Behaviour Transtheoretical Model
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An ideal health message is one that changes a persons health behaviour for the ______
Better
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Health messages that are _____ are most effective
Individualized
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Educational Appeals
Assumption that people will change their health habits if they have the correct information
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Fear Appeals
Assumption that if the people are fearful that particular habit is hurting their health, they will change their behaviour to reduce fear
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Social Cognition Models
Propose that the beliefs that people hold about a health behaviour will motivate their decision to change (or not change) the behaviour
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Expectancy Value Theory
People will choose to engage in behaviours they believe they will succeed in and have outcomes they value
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A hypothetical construct that involves an assertion, often of he relationship between some object, action, or idea, and some attribute
Belief
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A hypothetical construct that is used to explain consistencies within people in their affective reactions to (their feelings about) an object, phenomenon.
Attitude
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What are the different types of attitudes?
Emotional, Cognitive, Behavioural
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Behaviour as a result of intention determined by Attitude towards the action, subjective norms regarding action, perceived control
Theory of Planned Behaviour
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A relatively long-term change in behaviour that results from experience
Learning Theories
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Operant Conditioning
Describe the relationship between behavior and the environment events (antecedents and consequences) that influence behavior.
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Operant Conditioning has ____ components. They are:
3. Antecedent, Behaviour, Consequences
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For a consequence to alter a particular behaviour, it must be _____ or _____ upon the occurrence go that behaviour
Dependent, Contingent
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The major principles of contingency are _____ and ______
Reinforcement and punishment
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________ strengthens or increases the probability of a specific response. ______ decreases the probability of a specific response
Reinforcement | Punishment

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