Year 1: Lecture 1

Question 1

In the Dahlgren and Whitehead model (1991) of the determinants of health what are the core determinants ?

Answer 1

Age, sex, and hereditary factors.

Question 2

Name 8 determinants if health.

Answer 2

Agriculture and food production.
Education.
Work environment. 
Living and working conditions. 
Unemployment.
Water and sanitation.
Healthcare services. 
Housing.

Question 3

Name 5 negative health behaviors

Answer 3

Exceeding drinking guidelines.
Smoking.
Not eating enough fruit and veg. 
Not active enough.
Obesity or overweight.

Question 4

What is the reflective system ?

Answer 4

what we do is a result of goals that reflect our values and where we’re aware of what we’re doing

Question 5

What is the automatic system ?

Answer 5

we’re often not aware of the impulses that have generated our behaviour. There is an increasing recognition that both these systems are very important in explaining our behaviour.

Question 6

What are the 3 concepts in social cognitive theory ?

Answer 6

Personal beliefs, knowledge and attitude.
Environmental/social factors - Culture, location and income.
Behavioral factors - Habit or pattern of behavior.

Question 7

What underpins the belief in ability to change ?

Answer 7

Self efficacy:
Goal setting
Effort investment 
Persistence in face of barriers.
Recovery from setbacks.

Question 8

What is the scale used to assess self-efficacy ?

Answer 8

The general Self-efficacy scale