Health ________ Is the Ability to Understand and Evaluate Health

question 46

Short Answer

Health ________ is the ability to understand and evaluate health information and to make informed choices for health care.

---

Definitions:

Attributions

The process by which individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behavior.

Looking-glass Selves

A social psychological concept suggesting that a person's self grows out of society's interpersonal interactions and the perceptions of others.

Looking-glass Model

A concept in sociology that suggests individuals develop their sense of self based on how they believe others perceive them.

Self-concept

An individual's perception and evaluation of themselves, including their beliefs about their own attributes and who and what they are.