PSYC1001 Final: Health Psychology
Document Summary
Leading cod: 1907: infectious disease (happened to us, 2002: circulatory disease / cancers (doing it to ourselves) Disease and health started to be looked at in broader perspective. Categories of health psych: health behaviours, stress and coping, chronic disease, health promotion and public health. Health behaviour: 3 models of health behav, health belief model. ** self efficacy = belief you can do something. ** cue to action = anything in envir. that signals action. Using a condom during sex: theory of reasoned action, originally used to predict voting behav. Does your family want to buckle up: theory of planned behaviour: Extent to which you have control of your behaviour. Implementation intention: must have intention to change, difficult to implement intention into change, simple concept, translate intention action, develop a specific plan about: If x happens, then i will do y: vague intention formal plan, works well for a simple behav.
