PSY 3306 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Occupational Health Psychology, Health Belief Model, Anterior Pituitary

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3306
• Professor: Shirley Griffith

Document Summary

Theory of planned behavior (theory of reasoned action) Help people diagnosed with health condition manage the symptoms and address psychological consequences of symptoms. Prevention and management of occupational stress, prevention of injury, and maintenance of worker"s health. Community wide health needs and health care systems. Basis of health psychology that incorporates psychological, social and behavioral factors in relation to disease and health. Readiness to take action in relation to health problems is a function of people"s beliefs (eg: perceived severity of health condition, perceived risk of getting condition, perceived barriers). Human behavior is reflected in a three-way model in which personal factors, environmental influences, and behavior interact. People"s beliefs about their ability to effectively address a situation and yield desirable results. Behavioral beliefs: beliefs about consequences of our behavior. Control beliefs: beliefs: perception of behavioral control. Extent to which you think a particular course of action or treatment might actually work.