PSYCH 4800 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Operant Conditioning, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Cognitive Restructuring
6 Mar 2018
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Health promotion philosophy that good health/wellness = personal/ collective achievement: appears to be more successful/less costly than disease prevention. Health habits health related behavior firmly established/often performed automatically. Nearly 1/2 of deaths in us are caused by preventable factors: top 3 = smoking, obesity, alcohol, leading causes of death = heart disease, cancer, stroke, accidental injuries, chronic lung disease. Possible benefits of disease prevention: reduced # of deaths, decreased health care costs. Inc. years of life free from chronic disease (quality of life) Barriers to modifying poor health behaviors: not knowing went to intervene to change health habits, health behaviors are elicited/maintained by diff factors for diff ppl. Locus of control (rotter) health locus of control (ken wallston: ability/effort (us) vs. task difficulty/luck (outside, health is a function of: Internal factors = self-determination of a healthy lifestyle: external factors = powerful others (doctor), or luck.
