A type of health behavior that a person performs automatically, or without thinking.

Health Habits

A major focus of health psychology that involves taking measures to reduce risk of illness. Primary prevention involves two strategies:

- Changing problematic health behaviors
- Keeping people from developing problematic health behaviors in the first place

Primary Prevention

Context-driven approach explores the psychological, social and situational context that maintain the behavioral influence of thought and emotion. The way this is done is by cultivating acceptance and mindfulness-based skill that will encourage behavioral regulation.

Context-driven approach to health behavior change

Due to lockdowns and restrictions that have happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been studies that have shown the significant influence this has had on people’s eating habits, exercise behaviors, and body image.

COVID-19 impact on Health behaviors

Behaviors an individual performs to maintain or improve their health.

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Important and/or general concepts relevant to the field of Health Psychology
-	Biopsychosocial Health Model 
-	Health Behaviors


Concepts in Health Psychology

Taylor, S.E. (2018). Health Psychology (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. 

Health Psychology (Shelley Taylor)

Health Behaviors

The biopsychosocial model of health includes psychological and social factors in addition to biological when studying health and disease.

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