Chapter 7 – Health theories and models

Behaviours that are beneficial to health e.g. healthy eating, physical activity, vaccinations, preventative screening.

Behaviours that are detrimental to health, e.g. smoking, binge drinking, risky sexual behaviours.

A type of associative learning based on reflexive behaviours.

A type of learning based on voluntary behaviours that can be shaped by schedules of reinforcement.

Observational learning that includes modelling the behaviour of others.

Learning from the experience of others.

A person’s belief in their own ability to accomplish a task or behaviour.

The beliefs that people have over the control of their own health and health behaviours.

A social cognition model that tries to understand why people engage in health behaviours, based on perceived threat, modifying factors and likelihood of action.

Internal (symptoms)or external factors (the media or healthcare invitations) that influence health behaviours.

X-rays that are used to examine the breasts for cancer.

A five-stage model used to explain behaviour that includes processes of change, self efficacy and decisional balance.

A model used to predict behavioural intention, based on attitudes towards the behaviour, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control.

The inability to convert intentions into actions.

A structured way to describe, design and evaluate interventions that moves people from intention to action by focusing factors that influence behaviour.

The smallest precisely defined active ingredients used in interventions.

A model that incorporates Western and Indigenous knowledge, values and beliefs, so that Indigenous Peoples can benefit from both.

Represents a holistic Indigenous approach to health and healing that values harmony and connectedness in all aspects of life.

An indigenous model that has been used to guide the development of health interventions.