deterioration index

a pattern of subtest scores on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale viewed as suggestive of declines from baseline functioning and used in measuring the degree of reduced performance that can be attributed to a variety of pathologies, including schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis, and dementia. Also called deterioration quotient. See also don’t-hold functions; hold functions.

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May 8th 2024

health–belief model

a model that identifies the relationships of the following issues to the likelihood of taking preventive health action: (a) individual perceptions about susceptibility to and seriousness of a disease, (b) sociodemographic variables, (c) environmental cues, and (d) perceptions of the benefits and costs. See also exercise–behavior model.