PSY333H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Mass Media, Multiple Sex Partners, Cognitive Restructuring
Document Summary
Carrot rewards have to do with behavioral economics. Lower amount of disease due to vaccinations, plumbing. Seeing an increase in preventable diseases: cancer deaths could be cut in half by early screenings and a better lifestyle. Health promotion: biopsychosocial approach to viewing health and promoting the positives. Disease prevention: negative view of health as the absence of disease. First government document in the western world to acknowledge the limitations of the biomedical perspective: also published by canadians, how the health care field is different than medical care and how we need to put more emphasis on. Finding the determinants of health care which exist in our biology, lifestyles and environment. Epp report: emphasizes viewing health from a health promotion perspective. Developing good habits early and carrying them through life. Health behaviours: a health enhancing behaviour or habit. Primary health behaviours: health enhancing efforts that are for preventing illness and disease.
