Health belief model

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/health-belief-model

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the originating discipline?Social Psychology
2. What is the year of initial development?1950s
3. Why do people sometimes ignore health advice?It shows that if people think a disease is unlikely or not serious, they may not feel the need to act. The model says our beliefs about how likely we are to get sick and how bad it would be influence our choices.
4. How does the model explain why we might decide to get a vaccine?The model says that if we think we might get sick, that it would be serious, and that a vaccine would help, we are more likely to get it. It also looks at what might stop us, like fear or cost, and how to make the benefits seem bigger.

Health Belief Model (HBM): A psychological framework explaining health behavior based on individual perceptions of health threats and benefits.
Perceived Susceptibility: An individual's subjective assessment of their likelihood of contracting a specific illness or experiencing a health problem.
Perceived Severity: An individual's subjective assessment of the seriousness of a health condition and its potential consequences.
Perceived Benefits: An individual's belief in the positive effects or advantages of engaging in a particular health-promoting behavior.