Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Transtheoretical Model, Health Belief Model, Attention
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Prologue: approaches to primary intervention: eliminate unhealthy lifestyles after they begin (but before they cause damage) E. g. , get people to stop smoking: prevent unhealthy lifestyles before they begin. E. g. , prevent people from starting to smoke. Part 1: barriers to healthy behaviours: biological barriers, physical addictions (smoking, alcohol abuse, genetic contributions (alcoholism, psychological barriers, unhealthy behaviours are pleasurable, healthy behaviours are difficult to perform, unhealthy behaviours are too easy to perform. Become a habitual part of lifestyle: no immediate incentive for engaging in healthy behaviours. Positive consequences are not immediate: no immediate incentive for not engaging in unhealthy behaviours, Negative consequences are not immediate: false consensus bias: Overestimate number of other people who engage in unhealthy behaviours: false uniqueness bias: See self as less similar to average person who becomes ill: unrealistic optimism bias: See self as less likely than average person to become ill: medical interventions will be available to cure illness when it strikes, personality factors (individual differences):