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Smoking Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

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.

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
 

Why do ppl smoke

linked to physio­log­ical, psycho­log­ical, and social factors
genetics
extremely hard behavior to modify