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Chapter 4 notes
- Course
- Psyc 2301 (PSYC2301)
- Institution
- Carleton University (CU )
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Lecture 4: Preventative and Health promoting behaviour● Preventable injuries
○ Unintentional injuries represent one of the major preventable death
○ These can include:
■ Home and workplace injuries
■ Motorcycle and automobile injuries: largest contributor
■ Seat belts
■ Reduce speeds
○ Adolescents are vulnerable to being injured while playing sports
○ In 2016, 17210 Canadians died as a result of injured
○ International comparison of injury deaths (mortality rates) in 11 developed
countries (1998)
■ Canada had the 5th lowest death rate for all injuries
■ The 7th lowest rate for suicide
○ The economic burden of unintentional is estimated to be greater than 26.8
billion per year in canada (2010)
Cancer related health behaviours
● breast cancer screening
○ Self-exam (still applicable?)
○ Clinical breast exam (CBE)- barriers
○ Mammogram
● Prostate cancer screening
● Colorectal cancer screening
● Sun tanning: increased UV radiation,
ineffective use of sunscreen
● Changing health behaviour adolescents
Exercise and health behaviours
● Aids with mental and physical health
● Includes aerobic (biking, swimming) and not
isokinetic (weightlifting) exercise
● How much?
○ 150 min per week (segmented min
10m)
○ Improvement of psychological factors
determinants of regular exercise
include: gender, age, race, self-
motivation, setting, support group
Effects on psychological health
● Both short term and long term effects
● Positive effects correlated with social
interaction
● Modulated by self-efficacy
● Improves self-esteem
Diet and health behaviours
● Dramatic rise in rates of obesity in canada
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