Health Education
Social Cognitive Theory
Human Behavior
Strength/Weaknesses
100

What kind of health program can this theory be applied to?

What is any kind of health program?

100

In 1963, who proposed the idea of Social Cognitive Theory?

Who is Albert Bandura?

100

What does this theory help individuals measure control over?

What is people, behavior, and environments?

100

List a strength of this theory

-Offers the ability to relate to real life examples

-It takes human behavior, cognition, and environment into consideration

-Addresses reinforcement and punishment


200

What is the toughest part of keeping up with a health program, according to this theory?

What is sticking to behavioral change?

200

What was the original name of Social Cognitive Theory?

What is Social Learning Theory?

200

The unique interaction between the three dimension of this theory result in what?

What is behavior change?

200

List a weakness of this theory

-It assumes that changes in an environment will result in changes to an individual, which is not always true.

-Disregards biological and hormonal differences that may affect behavior.

-The theory is rather broad compared to others of its kind

300

What are the three levels of Theories of Health Behavior?

What is individual, interpersonal, and community?

300

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300

List the nine constructs of SCT that connect to human behavior

What is

  • Knowledge
  • Outcome expectations
  • Outcome expectancies
  • Situational perception
  • Environment
  • Self-efficacy
  • Self-efficacy in overcoming impediments
  • Goal setting or self-control
  • Emotional coping
300

List a strength of this theory

-Offers the ability to relate to real life examples

-It takes human behavior, cognition, and environment into consideration

-Addresses reinforcement and punishment

400

What is the main goal of health education?

What is promote health and prevent disease, disability, and premature death through education-driven voluntary behavior change activities?

400

Why use Social Cognitive Theory?

What is the theory was selected because it suggests that people learn based on what they observe others doing.

400

What is the most important way to prevent disease and lessen morbidity? (such as prediabetes and diabetes)

What is changing health behavior is one of the important ways to prevent and lessen morbidity? (such as controlling glycemic levels)

400

List a weakness of this theory

-It assumes that changes in an environment will result in changes to an individual, which is not always true.

-Disregards biological and hormonal differences that may affect behavior.

-The theory is rather broad compared to others of its kind

500

What are major contributors to acute and chronic diseases and to accidents and injuries?

What is risk behaviors?

500

Social cognitive theory proposes that human behavior can be explained by what?

What is a triadic reciprocal causation?

500

What's the name for the effect where people mimic behavior of another in hopes of achieving the same result as the model. 

What is the Modeling Effect?

500

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