Week 1 and 2: Theories and Intro to Health Psychology

Question 1

Health Psychology

Answer 1

application of psych discipline of theory, research and practice for the promotion and maintenance of health, prevention and treatment of illnesses and diseases

Question 2

Clinical Health Psych

Answer 2

diagnosing and treating health conditions and addressing the psychosocial consequences of physical conditions

Question 3

Aim of Clinical Health Psych

Answer 3

increase adherence, prevent chronic illnesses, assist with tx, and assist with adjusting to a new life of living with health conditions

Question 4

Occupational Health Psych

Answer 4

subspecialty that focuses on prevention and management of workplace stress, injury, and maintenance of workers

Question 5

Community Health Psych

Answer 5

public health and psychology

Question 6

Health

Answer 6

#1 the absence of illness and disease
#2 ability to cope with life
#3 balance between person and life/their environment

Question 7

Health Behaviour

Answer 7

any action a person takes for prevention
behavioural patterns for health management, prevention, restoration, management, and improvement
activity for preventing, detecting, supporting health and well-being

Question 8

Biopsychological Model

Answer 8

the foundation of comprehensive medicine by George Engel in 1977
link of stress on the body and mental stress, biological, socio-cultural and psychological aspects make up who a person is
nervous, endocrine and immune systems are connected

Question 9

Biomedical Model

Answer 9

an illness is an abnormal bodily process with physical and social factors that are mostly independent of the disease process
used to be heavily favoured in medicine and now only dimwit doctors use this model

Question 10

Stress

Answer 10

illness and the mental connection was an idea developed in WWs
body and or mind is faced with challenges which causes a response from both aspects of the person

Question 11

Mental Status

Answer 11

affected by all bodily systems physiology and affects each other

Question 12

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 12

study of endocrine, nervous and immune system interact and are connected

Question 13

Mood States Post-Injury Model

Answer 13

Profile of Mood States or POMS

measures negative mood where the higher the score, the worse the mood

Question 14

Stages of the POMS

Answer 14

Tension/anxiety
Depressed mood
Anger
Fatigue
Confusion
Vigour- the only one where you want to score high

Question 15

Ethnography

Answer 15

understanding of change in groups and cultures behaviours, beliefs and values that are qualitative

Question 16

Grounded Theory

Answer 16

developing a theory to explain a phenomenon and how a person makes sense of an event

Question 17

Phenomenology

Answer 17

in-depth understanding of how a phenomenon and how a person makes sense of an event

Question 18

Theoretical Perspective

Answer 18

the philosophical stance that is informing the methodology

Question 19

Ontology

Answer 19

studying concepts of existence, being and reality

Question 20

Epistemology

Answer 20

theory of knowledge

Question 21

Theory

Answer 21

system of ideas that explains concepts

Question 22

Methodology

Answer 22

system of methods in an area of study

Question 23

Attitudes

Answer 23

learned disposition to respond in a framework or unfavourable manner with a respect to an item of interest

Question 24

Intention

Answer 24

motivation to engage in behaviours

Question 25

Health Belief Model

Answer 25

the readiness in acting against a health condition is a function of one's beliefs and their perceptions of severity, susceptibility, motivation, benefits and barriers

Question 26

Critiques and Benefits of the Health Belief Model

Answer 26

lacks coherence static model cues and perceptions are not often shown in health models so this is good can show how rational beings can make irrational actions subjective and objective what is a risk to you may just be another Thursday to others can you assume intention=behaviours?

Question 27

Social Cognitive Factors

Answer 27

enduring characteristics of a person gathered from social interactions and the ability to differentiate a person from demographics

Question 28

Main Assumption of Health Models

Answer 28

assumes the person is a rational decision-maker does not always account for outliers, and something of value is at stake

Question 29

Social Cognitive Theory

Answer 29

three-way model of personal factors, environmental influences, and behaviour for one way, reinforcement, observational learning, self-control and self-efficacy are the central aspects of the model helps explain the socio-cultural and personal determents of health and framework for understanding the interaction of factors and health behaviours

Question 30

Social Cognitive Model

Answer 30

motivation is a function of risk and evaluations of health, demographic characteristics are related to health behaviours as non-modifiable aspects

Question 31

Beliefs

Answer 31

enduring characteristics, acquired through socialization

Question 32

Self-Efficacy

Answer 32

develops through social experiences, observing others and personal experiences

Question 33

Theory of Planned Behaviour

Answer 33

expansion of the formulation of the theory of reasoned action, dominated by three separate beliefs normative, behavioural and control all of the beliefs lead to intention and then influences behaviour depending on how much control they have over their life

Question 34

Normative Beliefs

Answer 34

subjective norms of society

Question 35

Behavioural Belief

Answer 35

favourable or unfavourable attitudes towards a behaviour, the attitude of a person

Question 36

Control Belief

Answer 36

perceived behavioural control that then leads to the actual behaviour

Question 37

Limitations of the Theory of Planned Behaviour

Answer 37

geared towards changing, not preventing iffy scholarly support the theory is only partially integrated

Question 38

The Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation/Illness Regulation

Answer 38

describes the way people process and cope with health threats form a lay view of their health based on the info given and guides their coping view of health is made up of a timeline, consequences, benefits, emotions and control over the situation

Question 39

Cognitive Behavioural Perspective

Answer 39

used to develop the understanding of depression in the clinical setting, internal sensations, and external events with thoughts, behaviours and emotions

Question 40

Transtheoretical Model of Behavioural Change

Answer 40

addresses pop needs and are found on stages of change pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance and the optional last one termination or relapse someone is always in a stage and most at-risk populations are not prepared

Question 41

Pre-Contemplation

Answer 41

action isn't needed in the foreseeable future and may not be informed of the risks with behaviours

Question 42

Contemplation

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where change must happen in <6months, aware or becoming aware of the pros and cons of changing ambivalence can lead to procrastination

Question 43

Preparation

Answer 43

action is intended upon in the immediate future and significant steps are being taken plan of action exists

Question 44

Action

Answer 44

specific modifications in life have been made

Question 45

Maintenance

Answer 45

working ot prevent relapse, greater than self-efficacy over >6months to 5 years

Question 46

Termination

Answer 46

temptation is gone and 100% self-efficacy

Question 47

Relapse/Regression

Answer 47

not part of the OG but is when you take steps backwards and regress to a different stage

Question 48

Processes of Change in the Transtheoretical Model

Answer 48

``` conscious raising dramatic relief self-re-evaluation environmental re-evaluation social liberation self-efficacy increasing counter conditioning helping relationships stimulus control reinforcement management ```

Question 49

Assumptions of the Transtheoretical Model

Answer 49

behaviour is change over time in a sequence of stages linearly stages are stable and very little open to change specific principles and processes of change need to be emphasized at specific stages

Question 50

Protection Motivation Theory

Answer 50

developed to understand the impact of fear appraisals, expand more general persuasive communications and impact of attitudes and behaviours intrinsic and extrinsic rewards impacted by severity and vulnerability leads to threat appraisal self-efficacy and response efficacy leads to response costs and coping appraisals protective motivation leads to the behaviouir