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Unit 3: Health, Determinants and Communities
Quick questions on Beliefs, attitudes, values and behaviour change: WACE Year 12 Health Studies Unit 3
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What is the Health Belief Model?Show answer
The Health Belief Model proposes that a person is more likely to take a health action when several perceptions line up. Perceived susceptibility is the belief that they could be affected by the condition. Perceived severity is the belief that the condition would be serious. Perceived benefits are the believed advantages of acting, and perceived barriers are the believed costs or obstacles.
What is the stages of change?Show answer
The transtheoretical model describes change as a process through stages: precontemplation (not yet considering change), contemplation (weighing it up), preparation (planning and small steps), action (actively changing), and maintenance (sustaining the change), with relapse possible at any point. The value of this model is that support must be matched to the stage. Giving detailed action plans to someone in precontemplation wastes effort, while someone in maintenance needs relapse-prevention support, not basic information.
What is applying the models to support change?Show answer
Effective support diagnoses the internal influences and the stage, then targets them. For a person who underestimates their risk, raise perceived susceptibility with personalised information. For a person blocked by barriers, reduce the cost or difficulty of acting. For a person low in self-efficacy, build confidence through achievable steps.
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