The beliefs an individual has towards health can greatly impact their health. If an individual approaches health with more of a passive victim mindset, they will be less likely to alter their behavior or seek treatment. This mindset could end up negatively affecting them in the long run.
In order to better understand how an individual approaches health, researchers have complied a list of behavioral models, The Stages of Change model, The Health Belief model, The protective motivation theory, and the theory of planned behavior.(Ogden, J. (2017)) The stages of change model "..the processes involved in eliciting and maintaining change"(Ogden, J. (2017)). It includes the following steps; Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation. Action, Maintenance.These can appear in any order, and don't follow a definite timeline. The health belief model is says that behavior is developed from core beliefs of the individual (Ogden, J. (2017). These beliefs are how the individual perceives things such as illnesses, health, risks,and the role they have in their own health life. The theory of planned behavior expanded on the health belief model, adding in other topics such as emotions.The protective motivation theory puts more of a focus on behavioral intentions than actual actions. It is highly debated within social psychology (Ogden, J. (2017)). …show more content…
It isn't easy, as illustrated by the reading assignment this week (Lüscher, J., Berli, C., & Scholz, U. (2017)) change is not easy but possible. It takes hard work, patience, and sometimes outside support. It is possible, it just takes someone changing their
In order to better understand how an individual approaches health, researchers have complied a list of behavioral models, The Stages of Change model, The Health Belief model, The protective motivation theory, and the theory of planned behavior.(Ogden, J. (2017)) The stages of change model "..the processes involved in eliciting and maintaining change"(Ogden, J. (2017)). It includes the following steps; Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation. Action, Maintenance.These can appear in any order, and don't follow a definite timeline. The health belief model is says that behavior is developed from core beliefs of the individual (Ogden, J. (2017). These beliefs are how the individual perceives things such as illnesses, health, risks,and the role they have in their own health life. The theory of planned behavior expanded on the health belief model, adding in other topics such as emotions.The protective motivation theory puts more of a focus on behavioral intentions than actual actions. It is highly debated within social psychology (Ogden, J. (2017)). …show more content…
It isn't easy, as illustrated by the reading assignment this week (Lüscher, J., Berli, C., & Scholz, U. (2017)) change is not easy but possible. It takes hard work, patience, and sometimes outside support. It is possible, it just takes someone changing their