[PSY 255] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (35 pages long!)
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4 behaviors that account for 70% of chronic diseases smoking alcohol diet exercise. *when people are stressed they drink more, smoke more, eat more junk food, and don"t exercise. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. The best predictor of future behavior change is the stages of change. Passive reactive model of health: germ -- disease, gene --- disease (like biomedical model) Passive reactive model of healthcare: patient seeks help - provider reacts, medicine - cures disease, medicine- prevents disease. Proactive and interactive models of health: behavior - disease, behavior change - cures disease, behavior change - prevents disease. Proactive and interactive models of healthcare: provider - reaches out to patients, provider - starts behavior change process. *most primary care taking takes place at home by the patient"s mother, daughter, etc. Passive reactive models of hummanity: sigmund freud: biological instincts, b. f. skinner: environmental contingencies. Nature vs. nurture: biological controls, social controls (*self controls should be part of this)
