health psych a very brief overview…. background factors “characteristics that define the context...
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HEALTH PSYCH
A very brief overview…
Background Factors
“Characteristics that define the context in which people live their lives”
AKA
Stuff which defines you e.g. your gender, where you come from, where your family are from…
Social Factors
“Social connections in the immediate environment”
AKA
How does what the people around you think and do affect how you behave?
Situational Factors
“Appraisal of personal relevance that shape responses in a specific situation”
AKA
What is your current situation and how does that affect your behavior?
Stable Factors
“Individual differences (personality) in psychological activity that are stable over time and context”
AKA
Emotional Disposition – do you have a tendancy towards the –ve e.g. depression/anxiety
Generalised Expectancies – do you think you control what happens to you and do you have confidence you can affect things?
Explanatory Styles – do you attribute past events in/out, permanent/not, global/not
Who is this?
List some of the component of addiction
Classification of substance dependence requires 3+ of the following during the past year: Evidence of tolerance Strong desire to take the substance Difficulty controlling substance-taking behaviour Increasing effort to obtain the substance Progressive neglect of alternative pleasures or interests Continued substance use despite negative consequences Physiological withdrawal state when substance use is
ceased or reduced
Transtheorectical model of change
Consultation Skills
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