Health and Health Behavior: Impact of Anxiety on Health and Psychological Influences on Health Behavior

Health and health behavior

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Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Health behaviour...............................................................................................................................2
Health Behaviour for Anxiety.............................................................................................................2
Harmful impact on health......................................................................................................................3
Psychological influences on health behaviour.......................................................................................3
Some of the models and strategies used for psychological influences..............................................4
Wellness plan....................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................6
References.............................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Health behaviour is defined as an activity undertaken by an individual to
improve the health status of an individual by promoting and protecting the
behaviours related to their health. In this report, the first section focuses on the term
health behaviour and the specific behaviour on health and various reasons why it
has impacted the health. The second section focuses on some psychology factors
which engage an individual in health behaviour. A brief explanation of concepts such
as the Health Beliefs Model, Theory of Planned Behaviour, Stress, Motivation, and
Personality are related to the wellness plan. In this report we would be focusing on
the health issue of anxiety that leads to frequent panic attacks due to depression or
stress.
Health behaviour
Health behaviour is generally defined as an action that is taken to detect and
prevent the disease for improving the health status of wellbeing. It can be also be
defined as a change in a behavioural pattern of an individual that relates to
improvement of health by restoring it to normal condition (Hollands, et. al, 2016). In
terms of this assignment when a person is suffering from anxiety disorder has some
mental stress which changes the normal way of living in an individual. In this way, if
appropriate care designs are composed, this could assist a person with recovering
from the typical condition. Wellbeing conduct consolidates the physical and
additionally social prosperity of an individual ensuring that there is no ailment.
Wellbeing conduct can likewise be characterized as an individual wellbeing status
which is conveyed by each person and endeavours are been made for ensuring and
looking after it. Health behaviour can also be defined as an individual health status
which is carried by every individual and efforts are been made for protecting and
maintaining it. Health behaviour can be improved by an individual by motivating
themselves to stay healthy. In this report, the issue of anxiety disorder is discussed
as it has adverse effect on their health. Thus proper steps need to be taken to
maintain good health this could be done by undertaken ways that will relieve stress
among an individual (Giles, et. al, 2014).