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| Factors that influence physical health |
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Genetic
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Awareness, information, and motivation
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| counseling technique using awareness, information, and motivation as tools |
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| Medical procedure in which amniotic fluid is removed from abdomen of pregnant women. Tests run on this fluid indicate certain health characteristics of the fetus. |
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| Altering the value or view of stress, for example, using humor to cope. |
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| Specific rewards given or withheld contingent or dependent upon specific behavioral changes. |
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| The seeking of harmony by the human mind in making choices and the consequent rationalization of the advantages of the choice made. |
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| Coping of a stressed individual, who tries to "let his or her feelings out" or use relaxation techniques to cope with stress rather than attempt to directly change the stress object. |
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| the assessment of genetic risk by a professional and presentation of the statistics in a cogent way to the individual |
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| inherited characteristics carried by our genes |
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| response that influences the action the client may take |
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| Communication skills by the health professional used to lead the client. May include advice giving, questioning, and influencing. |
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generally, the combined occurence of any three of the following in one individual:
obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. |
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| Motivational interviewing (MI) |
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| Specific technique using a nondirective and an empathic eliciting style to motivate client. MI uses client's own motivation to change and pushesthe client to articulate ambivalence. |
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| action taken to prevent or delay the onset of a disease |
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| action taken to delay or prevent complications once a disease process has begun |
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| learning more about the stressor and then taking direct action to cope with the stress (e.g., changing lifestyle to cope with a disease or quitting a problematic job) |
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| usually, in-patient reward tokens for desirable behaviors that patient can use for desirable commodity--a form of behavior modification |
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| transtheoretical model of change (TTM) |
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a model that divides people into six categories:
1. precontemplation: "I don't have a problem"
client feels it is a non-issue
2. contemplation: "maybe I'll change someday"
client thinks about it but is ambivalent
(this stage may last months or years)
3. recognition/preparation: "I've got to do something"
client is ready for change
4. action: "I'm doing it"
ex. client has stopped drinking and is attending AA
5. maintenance: "I did it"
habit has changed, hopefully permanently
6. relapse: "I fell of the wagon"
at any time a person on maintenance may relapse into contemplation or recognition/preparation |
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