Health and Human Behavior
Instructions:
Provide a response to all of the questions below. There are no “right” or “wrong” answers, and your responses should be comprehensive and reflect some thought.
There is no minimum length required. However, your answers should not exceed (2) double-spaced pages (brief but thorough is good!).
1) Select two (2) words that best describe the state of your current health. Explain why you have chosen these two words. Eating healthy- lost a few pounds- I had to do a few round of iron infusions- due to anemia- I do have a autoimmune- my body gets inflamed so my joints and arthritis raises. Trying to take vitamins and eating better. Going to doctor appointments and researching on ways to decrease inflammation and just to be better.
2) Do you have any family members who are experiencing (or have experienced in the past) any serious medical problems? Describe the problem and how they have gone about coping with it. If you had the same problem, would you cope in the same manner? If not, how might you handle it differently?
My mom has a autoimmune issue as well, plus she has arthritis and carpel tunnel, with high blood pressure. My mom is on BP meds and going to her doctor appointments and following up.
3) What actions do you take on a regular basis to maintain good health? What behaviors do you engage in that may put your health at risk? eating better.
4) Do you believe that you are at risk for developing any health problems in the future? What signs do you see that indicate that you are at risk? Are there any specific actions you can take now to mitigate your risk? Well in my family, anemic and high blood pressure, cholesterol meds. Just going to the cardiologist and other specialty doctors.
5) What prompts you to go to the doctor? Do you go see a medical professional at the first sign that something is wrong, or do you wait until signs/symptoms progress before you seek help? Explain why you take the actions that you do. If I feel something or something is off I go to the doctor. In addition I work in the ER department, so I make sure I follow up, this goes for myself and my family members and well.
At least 2 pages. APA format
Required Texts: Sarafino, E.P. & Smith, T.W. (2017). Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions, 9th ed.Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons