Question

- How could you use the Health Belief Model to understand and promote the use of condoms on Tulane’s campus? Please list the constructs and examples as part of your answer.

- How could you use the transtheoretical model (stages of change) to design a program to provide treatment and recovery for drug addiction?

Answer 1

To use the health belief model to understand and promote the use of condoms on Tulanes campus one can proceed step wise and apply the components of health belief model.

Step or construct 1. Health motivation.

In order to seek any help or health benefits an individual should have general interest in maintenance of their good health. This depends on various factors so for promotion of a product like condoms we should first ,develop interest in maintaining their own health by making students and others on campus aware of benefits of good health. Motivate them to seek interest in learning many ways to prevent ill health and maintain wellness.

Step 2 : Make them understand how vulnerable they are to particular disease if they don't use condoms. Make them aware of sexually transmitted diseases and how susceptible they are at this age, to certain diseases if they do not use protection with condoms.

Step 3/construct 3: assure the individuals about costs and benefits.

Condoms can be of great benefits without many side effects is to be told and assured, for the sake of promotion and for health benefits certain discount for students studying in Tulanes campus can be introduced. Individuals to be assured of least risk and maximum benefits by using condoms which is cost effective too.

Step /construct 4: Identifying severity or seriousness of particular bad health effect or disease.

Making individual aware of benefits of using condoms along with that it is equally important to make them aware of their perception of severity of particular disease in this case particularly sexually transmitted diseases or HIV etc. Alarming symptoms to be told, they are to be made aware of seeking treatment if they are advised by family or friends, or they can consult a physician if they come to know about symptoms and feel they have a particular disease.

Answer 2. Using transtheoretical model for treatment and recovery of drug Deaddiction.

Transthereotical model includes stages of Change an individual goes through during process of deaddiction. Treatment should be based on focussing on sloving the problems faced during particular stages by individual.

1.Precontemplation phase : when individual is not aware of his substance use as a problem. So treatment program should aim at awareness of individual and massess to make them aware of substance use and dependence as a disorder for which treatment is available.

2.contemplation phase: In this phase individual accepts his substance use as a problem as he faces certain physical illness or his health is affected in a bad way, and so is ready to weigh the pros and cons. During this phase treatment should be provided to ease his medical symptoms of illness, if there is any anxiety or other withdrawal symptoms along with that patient to be given the feedback of the same. Feedback regarding ill effects that drug use is causing.

3. Preparation phase: After the individual realises drug use as a problem and disorder he takes concrete steps to take help, visits a doctor or self help group. He is to be made aware of his condition and worsening that may occur if he doesn't quit, also should be realised that it is his responsibility to quit and no one else's. Motivational assessment and enhancement to begin at this stage.

Action phase: Individual has taken steps to abstain from drug and is to be kept in controlled environment for best results,or to be followed frequently. To be educated how to control their cravings,how to deal with changing emotional states, to give activities to keep away from drugs , give them direct personalised advise to control drug use, provide them with various menu of options other than using drugs. Help them to deal with new change in them.

Maintainance phase: Maintain frequent follow ups with traeting doctor and therapist. To attend self help groups regularly. To increase self efficacy and slowly reintegrate back.into their family and society.