PSYC 314 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Cognitive Restructuring, Reinforcement, Progressive Muscle Relaxation
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Health promotion: general philosophy that holds the idea that good health or wellness is a personal and collective achievement. The process of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health. For the individual: it involves developing a program of good health habits early in life and carrying them through adulthood and old age. For medical practitioner: teaching people how best to achieve this healthy lifestyle and helping people at risk for particular health problems learn behaviours to offset or monitor those risks. For psychologist: development of interventions to help people practise healthy behaviours and change poor ones. The mass media: can contribute to health promotion by educating people about health risks posed by certain behaviours such as smoking or excessive alcohol consumption. Legislation: contributes through mandating certain activities that may reduce risk, such as use of child restraining seats and seat belts and banning smoking in public places.
