PSYC 3170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Harm Reduction, Cognitive Therapy, Peer Pressure
24 Apr 2012
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Health compromising behaviours: many and several including smoking are addictive; difficult habits to ever break. Characteristics of health compromising behaviours: 1. window of vulnerability in adolescence. Obesity though; usually in early childhood: 2. many behaviours tied to peer culture, as children learn from peers they like/admire. Self presentation process: young adults efforts to appear "with it""/socially hip: 3. many of these behaviours are pleasurable, enhance coping with stress, thrill seeking, 4. Occur gradually: exposure to and susceptible behaviour, experiments, engages, regulates. Not acquired all at one: 5. abuse predicted by same factors: Behaviours to cope and manage stressful life. Adolescents who have deviant behaviours, low self esteem, family problems very likely to practice these behaviours. Long hours of employment tied with school creates high risk for high use of substances. Poor school performance: family problems, deviance, low esteem explain this relationship: 6. Problem behaviours are related to larger social structure in which they occur:
