Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Transtheoretical Model, Health Belief Model, Attention

21 views4 pages

Document Summary

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):

Get access

Grade+20% off
$8 USD/m$10 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Grade+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
40 Verified Answers
Class+
$8 USD/m
Billed $96 USD annually
Class+
Homework Help
Study Guides
Textbook Solutions
Class Notes
Textbook Notes
Booster Class
30 Verified Answers

Related Documents