Cheatography
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Health psychology class on 11/3
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Social Influences
Strong peer and familial influences. Social Contagion process. Involvement with peers and family members
who smoke can make smoking seem less
harmful, thereby encouraging smoking.
Adolescents are more likely to start smoking if:
their parents smoke,
they are from a lower social class, and
they experience a major stressor in the family. |
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Smoking
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death |
Smoking increases risks of:
chronic bronchitis |
emphysema |
cancers |
damage and injuries due to fire and accidents |
lower birth weight in offspring |
retarded fetal development |
Smokers have extra cost to employers
have more accidents |
take off more sick time |
use more health benefits |
Smoking Risks
Smoking is an entry level drug in childhood and adolescence for subsequent substance usage and abuse. Smokers are more likely to start using other substances.
Smoking represents danger to those who aren't smoking too: second hand smoking presents risks for surrounding other for various health problems; including lower cognitive performance.
Smoking has a synergistic effect on other health related risk factors: it enhances detrimental effects of other health problems |
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Why do ppl smoke
linked to physiological, psychological, and social factors |
genetics |
extremely hard behavior to modify |
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