PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Transtheoretical Model, Sunscreen, Health Belief Model
5 Apr 2016
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Particularly useful for behaviours you are trying to stop. Modeling health behaviors: role model behaviour for children communicating values about health, setting role model values if i child sees parent drinking beer every night they believe that is a health value. Social network social networks have a statistical percentage of influence over both physical and mental health: if your friends are obese you are most likely to be. 2 strategies: get people to alter poor behaviour, prevent people from developing poor habits. Can be done through: primary care settings. A collaborative conversation to strengthen a person"s own motivation and commitment to change. Heighten ambivalence: e. g. , decisional balance client lists pros and cons of changing behaviour. Assumption: people will change behaviour if have correct information. Use persuasion: process of getting others to agree with (or change their attitude regarding) an advocated position by means of a rational or an emotional appeal. Educational appeals need to consider: source, message, channel, receiver, destination.
