The health belief model (HBM) offers an excellent strategy to address the case of Harris described in the case study. This is because according to DiClemente‚ Salazar & Crosby (2013)‚ the health belief model is simple‚ logical‚ and well-articulated. In applying this model to the case of Harris; who started smoking at the age of 14‚ has been smoking for about seven years‚ appears to be becoming addictive‚ and is becoming aware of the dangers of smoking because he is developing some health issues‚
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The paper will use Health Belief Model to explain the situation or behaviors of cancer patients. Health Belief Model is a psychological model‚ it uses to explain and predict an individual’s health behaviors through understanding one’s attitude and beliefs towards health. The model was composed by three main assumptions. First‚ if he/she think that himself/herself can avoid the negative health condition. Second‚ if the person has a positive attitude towards taking an advised action can avoid the negative
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A Middle Range Theory of Postpartum Depression: Analysis and Application by Jennifer R. Marsh‚ RN BSN Abstract: This paper examines Cheryl Tatano Beck’s middle range theory of postpartum depression: Teetering on the Edge. Concepts and definitions of the theory are outlined‚ as well as assumptions and propositions. The postpartum depression theory is further examined and evaluated in its relation to the field of nursing‚ its applicability to practice‚ and author’s scope of practice.
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that catch the providers’ attention‚ depression scores are equally as important. Chronic medical conditions and depressive disorder frequently occur together‚ so‚ what if the key to successful management of all disease processes was ensuring depression was adequately treated? An individual who is depressed may be less likely to check their blood sugars‚ eat a healthy diet and get exercise‚ or be compliant with blood pressure medications. In order to manage depression‚ it needs to be followed closely
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Chapter 3 Perception‚ Attribution and Diversity Perception – the process of interpreting the messages of our senses to provide order and meaning to the environment people base their actions on the interpretation of reality that their perceptual system provides rather than on reality itself Components of Perception The perceiver Their experience‚ needs and emotions can affect his or her perceptions of a target Most important characteristic is experience Past experiences lead the perceiver
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“Treatment of depression within the health care system is done mainly by primary care providers (PCPs) rather than in the specialty care area of mental health” (Van Voorhees‚ 2003). Medication treatment is not bad but it can cure the symptoms‚ but mostly is does not cure depression‚ it is not suitable for long term use. There are so many ways to treat depression and the purpose of this assignment is to come up with the most effective treatments for depression and not just rely on just one method
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The fundamental attribution error a more common name for the correspondence bias is defined as the tendency of people to make dispositional attributions for others behaviors. (Duff‚ 2012) For example‚ if a cashier failed to smile at you while checking out at the store‚ you might assume that they are just miserable and rude. You wouldn’t take anything else into consideration. You’d be judging their behavior based “who they are” rather than taking situational factors into consideration. The observations
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Summary of Theories The four main behavioral theories talked about in the reading were the Health Belief Model‚ Transtheoretical Model‚ Social Cognitive Theory‚ and Social Ecological Model. Theories help explain behavior and suggest how to develop ways to influence and change behavior. As a result‚ the specific behavioral theories mentioned previously are often used for promoting healthy behaviors by public health services. I already discussed the Transtheoretical Model in my discussion post‚ so
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The role of memory in the onset of depression. Depression is a mental illness characterised by extreme sadness and usually people suffering with it are full of guilt but cannot always state why they feel that way. Depression has become a fairly common mental illness as Kessler et al (1994b) found that around 17% of people will experience a major episode of depression during their life. Due to the growing numbers of people suffering and potentially going to suffer from depression‚ it is important
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The main purpose of this essay paper is to provide broad definition of terms‚ answers short question in a prices format and provide answers to questions in an essay structure. Definition Attribution can be considered as a field of cognitive therapy that attempts to illustrate how people explain causes of behavior‚ both of others and those of their own. Recency effect refers to a situation whereby a person is influenced by what they have last heard or seen because the recent event is retained
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