Psych Of Health Chap 6

Front 1

Levels of prevention to illness

Back 1

Primary-action taken to avoid disease
Secondary-action taken to identify and treat an illness early to stop or reverse the health problem
Tertiary-actions to reverse lasting damage, prevent disability and rehabilitate

Front 2

Health behavior

Back 2

Any activity people perform to maintain or improve their health. Contributes to etiology of chronic illness

Front 3

Factors influencing if people engage in health behaviours

Back 3

Relating to the Individual, social system, health care system and larger society

Front 4

Factors relating to the Individual

Back 4

Genetics, health status, learning, motivation, health beliefs and attitudes

Front 5

Social system factors

Back 5

Number of people in the social system available and their involvement in providing resources to support health behaviors

Front 6

Trans-theoretical model (5 stages)

Back 6

Precontemplation- person hasn't thought about change
Contemplation-person is aware problem exists and is considering change
Preparation- ready to change and plans to pursue a behavioral goal
Action- person engages in active change efforts
Maintainence- person works to maintain successful behavior changes

Front 7

Loss framed messages

Back 7

Getting undesirable consequences and avoiding positive consequences are best to detect a health problem early on

Front 8

Gain framed messages

Back 8

Attaining desirable consequences or avoiding negative consequences and are best for motivating behavior and prevent/recover from illness or injury

Front 9

Motivational interviewing

Back 9

Counselling style designed to help individuals explore and resolve issues to changing behavior

Front 10

Behavioral modification techniques

Back 10

Enhancing performance of the preventative act itself by altering antecedents and consequences