HDP 1
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1. Health definition "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1048)
2. examples of be- - smoking
havioural factors - obesity
- high blood pressure
3. health promotion "Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
definition to improve their health" WHO, 1986
4. 4 criticisms - Unable to target major socio-economic causes of ill health
for behavioural - Assumes homogeneity among the receivers of health promotion messages
change approach - Considers individuals as blameworthy
- Does not adequately address the problem of endless stress in communities where
material deprivation is a key social determinant of health.
5. changing behav- 1. classical conditioning
iours: what are 2. operant conditioning
the 3 learning 3. social learning theory
theories?
6. what is classical Behaviour becomes habit through its association with other stimuli such as the
conditioning ? environment
7. example of classi- chemotherapy patients can feel sick before treatment starts because they associate
cal conditioning the hospital with nausea
8. what is operant - Behaviour is learned through positive or negative reinforcement (reward or
conditioning punishment)
- Behaviour increases if rewarded, decreases if punished
- Unhealthy behaviours continue because they are immediately rewarding
9. smoking reduces stress in short term which is seen as a reward
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example of oper-
ant conditioning
10. what is the social - Behaviour is learned through observation and modelling
learning theory - This association is particularly strong if the observer sees the model being
rewarded for their behaviours
11. example of the children learn smoking habits from parents and tent to imitate people in re-
social learning spectable positions
theory
12. limitation of the have no account of cognitive process, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, memory,
learning theories expectation or social context
13. locus of control the extent to which a person believes they can control events that are affecting
(LOC) them
14. internal LOC - belief that one can control one's life
- these people are more likely to actively engage with their own health
15. external LOC - decisions and life are controlled by environmental factors, chance, fate, or some-
thing they cannot influence
- these people will likely need more encouragement from the medical profession
and may rely on doctors to 'make them better'
16. models or in- 1. Health Belief model (HBM), 1974
terventions that 2. Transtheoretical Model or The Stages of Change
attempt to ex- 3. COMB-B-Model
plain health be- 4. Motivational interviewing
haviours 5. Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
17. changing behav- - perceived threat
iours: health be- - perceived benefits
lief model - barriers
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1. Health definition "health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity" (WHO, 1048)
2. examples of be- - smoking
havioural factors - obesity
- high blood pressure
3. health promotion "Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and
definition to improve their health" WHO, 1986
4. 4 criticisms - Unable to target major socio-economic causes of ill health
for behavioural - Assumes homogeneity among the receivers of health promotion messages
change approach - Considers individuals as blameworthy
- Does not adequately address the problem of endless stress in communities where
material deprivation is a key social determinant of health.
5. changing behav- 1. classical conditioning
iours: what are 2. operant conditioning
the 3 learning 3. social learning theory
theories?
6. what is classical Behaviour becomes habit through its association with other stimuli such as the
conditioning ? environment
7. example of classi- chemotherapy patients can feel sick before treatment starts because they associate
cal conditioning the hospital with nausea
8. what is operant - Behaviour is learned through positive or negative reinforcement (reward or
conditioning punishment)
- Behaviour increases if rewarded, decreases if punished
- Unhealthy behaviours continue because they are immediately rewarding
9. smoking reduces stress in short term which is seen as a reward
1/5
, HDP 1
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example of oper-
ant conditioning
10. what is the social - Behaviour is learned through observation and modelling
learning theory - This association is particularly strong if the observer sees the model being
rewarded for their behaviours
11. example of the children learn smoking habits from parents and tent to imitate people in re-
social learning spectable positions
theory
12. limitation of the have no account of cognitive process, knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, memory,
learning theories expectation or social context
13. locus of control the extent to which a person believes they can control events that are affecting
(LOC) them
14. internal LOC - belief that one can control one's life
- these people are more likely to actively engage with their own health
15. external LOC - decisions and life are controlled by environmental factors, chance, fate, or some-
thing they cannot influence
- these people will likely need more encouragement from the medical profession
and may rely on doctors to 'make them better'
16. models or in- 1. Health Belief model (HBM), 1974
terventions that 2. Transtheoretical Model or The Stages of Change
attempt to ex- 3. COMB-B-Model
plain health be- 4. Motivational interviewing
haviours 5. Making Every Contact Count (MECC)
17. changing behav- - perceived threat
iours: health be- - perceived benefits
lief model - barriers
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