PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Health Belief Model, Periodontitis, Impulsivity
22 Apr 2013
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Influential factors: social, ses, cultural, physical environment, personality, values, personal control, cognitive factors, perceived symptoms, access to health care. Gender: young men (19-26 years) exercise more than young women (clarke et al. , 2009), school aged girls diet and skip means, but also eat more nutritious foods than boys, boys engage in more sports activities than girls. Barriers: poor health behaviours become habits, good health behavior are unstable. Changing health habits: educational appeals, fear appeals. A person has to believe they are capable of engaging in the health behavior. The theory of planned behavior (tpb: intention is the most proximal determinant of behavior, attitude, subjective norms, pbc influence intention. Stages of change model: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance. Scenario 1: frank used to smoke a pack of cigarettes per day. When his wife became pregnant with their first child, he decided he needed to quit smoking.
