1. HEALTH PSYCH A very brief overview…

2. Background Factors “Characteristics that define the context in which people live their lives” AKA Stuff which defines you e.g. your gender, where you come from, where your family are from…

3. Social Factors “Social connections in the immediate environment” AKA How does what the people around you think and do affect how you behave?

4. Situational Factors “Appraisal of personal relevance that shape responses in a specific situation” AKA What is your current situation and how does that affect your behavior?

5. Stable Factors “Individual differences (personality) in psychological activity that are stable over time and context” AKA  Emotional Disposition – do you have a tendancy towards the –ve e.g. depression/anxiety  Generalised Expectancies – do you think you control what happens to you and do you have confidence you can affect things?  Explanatory Styles – do you attribute past events in/out, permanent/not, global/not

6. Who is this?

7. List some of the component of addiction Classification of substance dependence requires 3+ of the following during the past year:  Evidence of tolerance  Strong desire to take the substance  Difficulty controlling substance-taking behaviour  Increasing effort to obtain the substance  Progressive neglect of alternative pleasures or interests  Continued substance use despite negative consequences  Physiological withdrawal state when substance use is ceased or reduced

8. Transtheorectical model of change

9. Consultation Skills

10. GOOD LUCK!!