Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Tonsillitis, Health Belief Model, Body Bag

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

Document Summary

Primary intervention preventing illness before it develops. Suggests 3 types of intervention (primary, secondary, tertiary: of interest to health psychologists because leading causes of death today stem from unhealthy lifestyles, 1) eliminate unhealthy behaviours after they begin but before they cause damage, ex. Get people to stop smoking: 2) prevent unhealthy behaviours before they begin, ex. Primary prevention is needed to overcome these behaviours (bellow) Part 1: barriers to healthy behaviours: biological barriers. Physical addiction (smoking, alcohol abuse: difficult to change. Unhealthy behaviours are too easy to perform: acquired at an early age/ become habitual. No immediate incentive for engaging in healthy behaviours: positive consequences are not immediately apparent. No immediate incentive for not engaging in unhealthy behaviours: negative consequences are not immediate. False consensus bias: overestimate number if other people who engage in unhealthy behaviours (if everyone else does it.