1. I did not believe I would get sick. This was due to a number of factors - stress, which made me prioritize work and school and disregard my own health, confirmation bias (I had not gotten sick yet so I was not going to get sick), as well as the anxiety/avoidance spiral (thinking about getting sick made me anxious, therefore I tried not to think about it - while this seems foolish, and arguably is, it's actually quiate a common pattern in human behaviour). 2. I do not consider a cold or flue serious. This is impacted by my young age, physical ability status (I do not have a chronic illness and am not immunocomprimised), and geographic origin (I am from Canada where I can generally count on health servieces to help me in a timely, free manner). 3. I kept the practices I engaged in to recover quicker to a relatively small list of methods I know are scientifically proven to help with illness recovery (hydration, vitamin C and rest). If I considered a cold to be a more serious disease, I may have tried other more experimental treatments out of desperation - although it is hard to say for sure. 4. I did not seek treatment from a medical professional, for two reasons. First, I have in the past asked for advice regarding cold and flu symptoms, and was told to engage in the practices described in question 3 (hydration, vitamin C and rest). Because I had been informed of those as best practices before, I saw no real reason to ask again. Furthermore, because of the crisis that is going on within the healthcare system, it can be a struggle to get in contact with a medical professional. While being ill, I did not have the energy to attempt this. 5. As mentioned in the previous question, I was wary about acessing care due to the pandemic and the budget cuts to the medical system. a) One helpful element of this model is that it breaks down health decisions in a linear way so one can dissect the various factors involved in decision making. Another helpful element is that it uses "perceived" barriers and benefits, which makes space for the misconceptions folks may have. b) One drawback of this model is that the broader social context only really comes up at the end. However, this context may be a formative factor for all parts of the decision making process. Another downside is that it does not factor in coercion, whether that be interpersonal, economic, etc.

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