HLSC 2P49 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Transtheoretical Model, Seat Belt, Health System
14 Feb 2018
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Women 70lbs, refuses to eat more than 3 crackers a day. Women (300lbs) and daughter only eats high fat/sugary foods. 12 year old smokes 1st cigarette at party; impress friends. Man had 1000 sex partners rarely wear condoms-diagnosed with aids. (cid:373)a(cid:374) dies after (cid:449)ife dies dyi(cid:374)g of (cid:271)roke(cid:374) heart. Mental health and behaviour that is linked to physical health. How health affects mood and behaviour and the other way around. Domains or foci of study: theories of health (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iour (cid:449)hy (cid:449)e do (cid:449)hat (cid:449)e do health-(cid:449)ise . Use theory to explain and help people change to not so good health behaviour to better. So, how to keep people well and healthy. E. g. improving eating habits; young people to engage in safer sex. How to get people to engage in the behaviour to improve their health: behaviour (psych/social) aspects of prevention and treatment of illness. E. g. help to manage stress to prevent illness.
