According to Pender, one factor that motivates individuals to participate in health beha-viors is the:
a. Reduction of health risk by examination of the concepts of family risk related to each individual
b. Desire to protect health by using behaviors directed toward decreasing the proba-bility of specific illness or dysfunction
c. Use of the Neuman Systems Model to define family health in terms of systems stability
d. Realization that health can be defined in many ways and within many cultures
B
Understanding individual and family health behaviors requires looking at the concepts related to motivation and desire for good health.
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