Analyse health damaging behaviours

Examine behaviours that may be damaging to an individual’s health, such as smoking, drug abuse, or poor diet. Use psychological theories and interventions for primary prevention and health related behavioural change.

make assessments of health damaging behaviours
conduct evaluations of behaviours damaging to health
conduct health damaging behaviour analyses
analyse behaviours damaging to health
carry out assessments of lifestyle behaviours harmful to health
assess health damaging behaviours
evaluate lifestyle behaviours damaging to health
perform analyses of behaviours harmful to health
evaluate health damaging behaviours
analyse lifestyle behaviours damaging to health

skill/competence

occupation-specific

Analyse health damaging behaviours is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Health psychologist: Health psychologists deal with the various aspects of health related behaviour of individuals and groups, by helping individuals or groups prevent illness and promote healthy behaviours by also providing counseling services. They perform tasks for the development of health promotion activities and projects on the basis of psychological science, research findings, theories, methods and techniques. They also engage in research about health related issues to influence public policy on health care issues.

Analyse health damaging behaviours is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

References

1. Analyse health damaging behaviours – ESCO