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According to the Health Belief Model, what does Perceived Susceptibility refer to?
Belief about the risk of developing a health problem
Who proposed the Health Belief Model (HBM)?
Irwin M. Rosenstock and Backer
What did the U.S. Public Health Service aim to understand when developing the Health Belief Model?
Why people fail to adopt disease prevention strategies
In the Health Belief Model, what does Perceived Severity refer to?
Belief about the seriousness of consequences of a health problem
What does the Health Belief Model suggest about people's likelihood to take action for health problems?
People are likely to take action if they believe taking action would be beneficial
What is one of the critical areas on which a person's health-related behavior depends?
The severity of a potential illness
What does the Health Belief Model propose as one of the critical areas influencing a person's health-related behavior?
Perceived severity of the illness
In the Health Belief Model, what is Perceived Susceptibility related to?
Individual's beliefs about their susceptibility to a health problem
According to the Health Belief Model, what is Perceived Severity focused on?
Individual's beliefs about the seriousness of a health problem
Which factor does the Health Belief Model suggest influences a person's likelihood to take action for health problems?
Perceived benefits of taking preventive action
What does Perceived Barriers refer to in the Health Belief Model?
Obstacles that hinder an individual from taking preventive action
Which aspect does the Health Belief Model NOT focus on when predicting health-related behaviors?
Annual medical check-ups
Learn about the Health Belief Model (HBM), a psychological health behavior change model proposed by Irwin M. Rosenstock and Backer. Developed in the early 1950s by social scientists at the U.S. Public Health Service, this model aims to explain and predict health-related behaviors.
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