Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Safe Sex, Health Belief Model, Externals

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

There are two levers for moving man interest and fear napolean bonaparte. Approaches to primary intervention: eliminates unhealthy behs after they begin (but before they cause damage, prevent unhealthy behs before they begin. Eg: get people to stop smoking before developing lung cancer. Eg: prevent people from starting to smoke in the first place. Why do we need primary intervention: biological barriers: Part 1: barriers to healthy behaviours: psychological barriers, physical addictions (smoking, alcohol abuse): very difficult to change, genetic contributions (alcoholism, unhealthy behs are pleasurable: unhealthy lifestyle is more enjoyable. Eg: healthy behs are difficult to perform. Eg: more difficult to take stairs than: unhealthy behs are too easy to perform. smoking immediately rewarded with good sensation. taking elevator. Become a habitual part of lifestyle: difficult to change. Eg: takes several weeks to notice change in weight when jogging: no immediate incentive for engaging in healthy behs, no immediate incentive for not engaging in unhealthy behs.