There are three forms of prevention. Primary prevention is a method to keep people healthy for as long as possible. The target group of this form of prevention is healthy people. Secondary prevention focuses on finding early signs of an illness. This is done by screening and early treatment. The symptoms that may occur are still reversible at
........Read moreHealth Belief Model
The Health Belief Model is a model based on fear and it is used to explain and predict health-related behaviours. According to this model, people’s beliefs about health problems, perceived benefits of action and barriers to action, and self-efficacy explain engagement (or lack of engagement) in health-promoting behaviour. Demographic variables, like age,
........Read moreThis week is about chronic diseases. A chronic disease is a long-term disease which won’t go away. Examples of chronic diseases are RA, diabetes, heart diseases, (most types of) cancer, asthma, psoriasis, epilepsy, Crohn’s disease, Bechterew’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Apart from physiological consequences, psychological consequences may occur as well, like stress, anxiety, depression and anger.
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Interview
During a first interview the psychologist talks to the patient about their chronic disorders or their medical somatic complaints. It is an interview to orientate what you can mean to the patient and their complaints, to get an overview of their complaints and to develop a treatment plan. The role of the psychologist is to
........Read moreStress influences functioning on different levels: cognitive, emotional and physical. These three levels of functioning all influence each other as well, causing a vicious cycle.
Stress management is an intervention which can break this vicious cycle, by influencing physical processes, giving more feelings of control, changing cognitions and reducing anxieties. During the workgroup three types of stress
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