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List 5 components that support behavior change - Answer- 1) Individuals
2) Interpersonal
3) Institutions
4) Community
5) Policy
What does the psychodynamic perspective look at - Answer- Sigmund Freud
Focuses on unconscious mental processes
Childhood experiences are formative
What is culture sensitivity - Answer- • Applying an awareness of cultural differences to
your own practice
What is cultural safety - Answer- Being cognisant of our own cultural identities,
attitudes, and biases
• Being aware, open-minded, and flexible to beliefs/cultures outside our own
Working with (not against) people's cultural needs/beliefs/values
• Creating an environment of non-judgement and respect
What is self awareness - Answer- Being conscious that there are differences between
people
What is cultural awareness - Answer- • Being aware of different elements of culture
including dress, foods, music, religious practices, rituals, social protocols
Health Behaviour - Answer- actions, habits and patterns that relate to maintaining,
restoring and improving health
Health Outcome - Answer- Result of Health Behaviour e.g. high BP, risk of cancer and
coronary heart disease.
Health Determinants - Answer- Various factors that influence a person's health and well-
being e.g. social, economic and environmental
Common facilitators to behaviour change - Answer- Previous positive experience
Good weather
Social support
, Affordability
Access to programs and services
Perceived Risk
Enjoyment
High Levels of Efficacy
Common barriers to behaviour change - Answer- Lack of motivation
Family commitments
Lack of knowledge/skills
Health status
Anxiety or stress
Perception of time restraints
Social influences
What is the Behaviourist Perspective? - Answer- Skinner & Watson
Mind as a plank space when born, environmental determinants influence behaviour
Can learn an association similar to animals (classical & operant conditioning)
Humanist Perspective - Answer- Maslow & Rogers
What is distinctly human
Person centred therapy
People striving towards their full potential
Cognitive Perspective - Answer- Noam Chornsky
Focus on thought and mental processes
Challenges for integrating behaviour change into professional practice - Answer- Lack
of education & training
Lack of knowledge and skills
Healthcare divisions
Communication lapse between teams
Health Professional's Perception
- lack of time
- not a priority
- out of scope
Group Attribution Bias - Answer- Tendency to overgeneralise how a group of people will
behave.
Attribution Bias - Answer- Tendency to view the behaviour of others as impacted by
internal factors (e.g. motivation), while considering our own behaviours are impacted by
external factors (e.g. circumstance).
Confirmation Bias - Answer- Tendency to look for information that confirms or validates
our preconceptions.