Behavioral immunization programs can be effectively used in health promotion among children. Justify the statement with examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Preventing poor health habits from developing is an essential goal of health care, to which health psychologists can and do make major contributions. Adolescence is a window of vulnerability for most bad health habits, and so closing this window is of paramount importance. Behavioral immunization programs for smoking, drug abuse, and, in some cases, diet and eating disorders expose fifth and sixth graders to antismoking or antidrug material before they begin these habits. They are likely to be successful in keeping some adolescents from undertaking such habits. Behavioral immunization for other health habits-including safe sex and diet-also holds promise.
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