Health 110

Health 110 chapters 1 - 4

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Cards In This Set

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Affirmation
A single positive sentence used as a tool for behavior change.
Decisional balance
Weighting the positive and the negative consequences of change to yourself and to others.
Enabling factors
The skills, resources, physical and mental capabilities that shape our behavior.
Health
A state of complete well-being, including physical, psychological, spiritual, social, intellectual, and environmental components.
Health belief model (HBM)
A model of behavioral change that focuses on the individual''s attitudes and beliefs.
Health promotion
An educational and informational process in which people are helped to change attitudes and behaviors in an effort to improve their health.
Locus of control
An individual''s belief about the source of power and influence over his or her life.
Predisposing factors
The beliefs, values, attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions that influence our behavior.
Prevention
Inform & supt offered to help hlthy people identify their hlth risks, reduce stressors, prevent potential med probs, & enhance their well-being.
Protection
Measures that an individual can take when participating in risky behavior to prevent injury or unwanted risks.
Reinforcing factors
Rewards, encouragement, and recognition that influence our behavior in the short run.
Self-efficacy
Belief in one''s ability to accomplish a goal or change a behavior.
Social norms
The unwritten rules regarding behavior and conduct expected or accepted by a group.
Transtheoretical model of change
Model of behav chg that focuses on individuals dec making; it states an indiv progresses thru seq of 6 stages as he or she makes chg in behvior
Wellness
A state of optimal health.