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The Basics - CH 1
Chapter 1: Self Assessment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| belief | Appraisal of the definition between some object, action or idea and some attribute of that object, action or idea. |
| countering | Substituting a desired behavior for an undesired one. |
| chronic disease | A disease that typically begins slowly, progresses and persists, with a variety of signs and symptoms that can be treated but not cured by medication. |
| disease prevention | Actions or behaviors designed to keep people from getting sick. |
| determinants of health | The array of critical influences that determine the health of individuals and communities. |
| ecological or public health model | A view of health in which diseases and other negative health events are seen as a result of an individual's interaction with his or hers social and physical environment. |
| healthy life expectancy | Expected number of years of full health remaining at a given age, such as birth. |
| health related quality of life (HRQoL) | A multidimensional concept that focuses on the impact of physical, mental, emotional and social health status on quality of life overall. |
| health | The ever-changing process of achieving individual potential in the physical, social, emotional, mental, spiritual and environmental dimensions. |
| health promotion | The combined educational, organizational, procedural, environmental, social and financial supports that help individuals and groups reduce negative health behaviors and promote positive change. |
| health disparities | Preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged groups. |
| health belief model (HBM) | Model for explaining how beliefs may influence behaviors. |
| imagined rehearsal | Practicing, through mental imagery, to become better able to perform an event in actuality. |
| locus of control | The location, external (outside oneself) or internal (inside oneself), that an individual perceives as the source and underlying cause of events in his or her life. |
| life expectency | Expected number of years of life remaining at any given age, such as birth. |
| mortality | The proportion of deaths to population. |
| medical model | A view of health in which health status focuses primarily on the individual and a biological or diseased organ perspective. |
| motivation | A social, cognitive and emotional force that directs human behavior. |
| modeling | Learning specific behaviors by watching others perform them. |
| positive reinforcement | Presenting something positive following a behavior that is being reinforced. |
| risk behaviors | Actions that increase susceptibility to negative health outcomes. |
| shaping | Using a series of small steps that gradually achieve a particular goal. |
| self-effacacy | Belief in ones ability to perform a task successfully. |
| situational inducement | Attempt to influence a behavior through situations and occasions that are structured to exert control over that behavior. |
| social cognitive model (SCM) | Model of behavior change emphasizing the role of social factors and thought processes (cognition) in behavior changes. |
| self-talk | The customary manner of thinking and talking to yourself, which can effect your self-image. |
| trans-theoretical model (TTM) | Model of behavior change that identifies six distinct stages people go through in altering behavior patterns. (also called the stages of change model) |
| wellness | The dynamic, ever-changing process of trying to achieve ones potential in each of six interrelated dimensions based on ones own unique limitations and strengths. |
| well-being | An assessment of the positive aspects of a persons life, such as positive emotions and life satisfaction. |
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