Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Health Promotion

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Mike Morrison

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Know the theories and models used for understanding health behavior change. Describe how cognitive-behavioral approaches are used to change health behaviors. Understand other methods for changing health behaviors. Weight loss programs) most common: keep people from developing poor health habits in the first place (ex. Smoking may be related to stress, but exercise may depend on ease of access to sports facilities: different factors may control the same health behavior for different people (ex. Two people may over eat for different reasons: factors controlling a health behavior may change over the history of the behavior (ex. Someone may start smoking because of peer pressure, but continue to do so when they are older because it reduces stress: factors controlling a health behavior may change across a person"s lifetime (ex. Alcoholism: emphasizing risks can raise family issues and turn parents or children against each other (ex.