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11 Cards in this Set
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What is the most important predictor of health in regard to the social environment? |
socioeconomic status or SES |
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Poorer health exists in what populations? |
racial and ethnic minorities |
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What are 4 factors what socioeconomic status effects? |
nutrition, sanitation, conditions of physical health, and access to medical care |
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Explain what the Alameda study in California found in regard to social support and its importance in health -- include the mortality that those with few social contacts had as compared with those with lots of social contacts. |
found that social support can buffer stress; those with few social contacts had 2 to 3 times higher mortality than those with many social contacts |
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A person is more likely to change behavior under what 3 conditions in regard to the health issue? |
if they feel vulnerable, if the health threat is serious, and if taking action can be effective to prevent or minimize the problem |
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People who are confident they can control their lives are said to have what? |
high self efficacy |
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What causes people to develop learned helplessness in regard to their health behavior? |
low self efficacy |
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How can one increase confidence in those with low-efficacy? |
increase success performance, and see others similar to themselves successful
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The transtheoretical model for behavior envisions change through 5 stages, list each in order. |
pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance
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The ecological model for health behavior: involves 5 levels of influence, list them. |
intrapersonal factors, interpersonal factors, institutional factors, community, and public policy
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Future health promotion is looking at focusing on changing the environment to help with health behavior, list 2 examples given in lecture. |
provide access to more healthy foods and provide walking/bike paths |
