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19 Cards in this Set
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Health behavior
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behaviors that people engage in to improve or maintain their health
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health-Risk Behaviors
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Direct negative impact on physical health
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Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance project (6 health risk behaviors)
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1.Smoking and other tobacco forms
2.Eating high-fat & low-fiber foods 3.Not engaging in enogh physical activity 4.Abuse alcohol or other drugs 5.Not using proven medical methods for preventing or diagnosing disease early (pap smears, flu shots 6.Engaging in violent behavior or behavior that may caus unintentional injuries |
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Health belief model (hbm)
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Non-stage theory that identifies three bliefs that influence decision making regarding health behavior:
1. Perceived susceptibility to health threat. The greater the "", the stronger the motivation to engage in health-promoting behaviors. Adolescents have little mot. to change 2. Perceived severity of the disease or condition. Among the factors considered are whether pain, disability, or death may result. 3. Perceived benefits and barriers of treatment- Evaluating the pros and cons of a particular health behavior, a person decides whether its perceived benefits exceeds its barriers. |
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Theory of planned behavior (TPB)
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Predicts health behavior on the basis of three factors: 1. Personal attitude toward the behavior (binge drinking is dangerous)
2. The subjective norm regarding the behavior (everyone's doing it) 3. Perceived degree of control over the behavior (I have to go along with the others if I want to be liked) |
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Behavioral Intention
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The rational decision to engage in a health-related behavior or to refrain from engaging in the behavior.
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Subjective norm
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An individual's interpretation of the views of other people regarding a particular health-related behavior.
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Behavior Willingness
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The reactive, unplanned motivation involved in the decision to engage in risky behavior. Based on subjective norms
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Transtheoretical model
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A widely used stage theory that contends that people pass through five stages in altering health-related behavior:
1. Precontemplation- people are seriously thinking about changing their behavior. they may even refuse to acknowledge that their behavior needs changing 2. Contemplation- Acknowledge the existing problem, and are considering changing their behavior 3. Preparation- Thoughts and actions 4. Action- People have actually changed their behavior and are trying to sustain their efforts 5. maintenance- People continue to be successful in their efforts to reach final goal |
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Primary Prevention
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Health enhancing efforts to prevent disease or injury from occuring
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Secondary Prevention
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Actions taken to identify and teat an illness or disability early in its course
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Tertiary Prevention
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Actions taken to contain damage once a disease or disablility has progressed beyong its early stages.
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Excercise is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth
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150 minutes of total exercise each week (Helathy People 2000). 60 minutes involve continuouse, rhythmic aerobic activity.
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Health System barriers (notes)
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The uninsured receive about 1/2 of the medical care of people with insurance, which leaves them sicker and likely to die at a younger age
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low incomes=
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makes people feel they don't need health insurance
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Health Education
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Any planned intervention involving communication that promotes the learning of healthier behavior.
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Gain-framed message
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A health message that focuses on attaining positive outcomes, or avoiding undersirable ones, by adopting a health-promoting behavior
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Loss-framed message
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a health message that focuses on a negative outcome from failing to perform a health-promoting behavior.
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Positive psychology
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The study of optimal human functioning and the healthy interplay between people and their environments
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