PSYC 102 Lecture 45: PSYC – FEB 13
61
PSYC 102 Full Course Notes
Verified Note
61 documents
Document Summary
Age: whe(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"re (cid:455)ou(cid:374)g, (cid:455)ou pra(cid:272)ti(cid:272)e health (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iours (cid:271)(cid:272) (cid:455)our pare(cid:374)ts are there to cook you the vegetables or to remind you, university on, health behaviours tend to drop, goes back up with you retire. Gender: men smoke more, drink more, eat worse, women exercise less on average, but eat better. Cultural values: some cultures exercise is valued more, ex. Different culture on campus and off campus in terms of drinking. Health habits develop during childhood and adolescence, when most people are healthy: parents are there to make sure you practice your health behaviours. People often have little immediate incentive for practising good health behaviour: do(cid:374)"t see a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g happe(cid:374)i(cid:374)g right (cid:374)o(cid:449, there is no immediate effect. Unhealthy behaviours can be pleasurable, automatic, addictive, and resistant to change. Beliefs: whether the person perceives (believes there is) a personal threat to health.
