Health and Health Behaviour

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Health and Health Behaviour. With reference to your wellness plan and relevant theory, discuss how psychological factors influence health behaviour. This assignment has 2 main sections.

1. Health Behaviour a. What is meant by the term health behaviour?

b. Select a specific health behaviour and discuss the evidence concerning its harmful/enhancing impact on health.

2. Psychological influences on health behaviour

a. How does psychology explain why people engage in your chosen health behaviour (or not, as the case may be)? You should refer to concepts discussed in lectures such as the Health Beliefs Model, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Stress, Motivation, and Personality.

b. Refer to your wellness plan. To what extent have you made progress in achieving the goals set out in the plan? From a psychological perspective what has helped and what has hindered your progress?