Behaviour change

Question 1

The first step in behaviour change is what?

Answer 1

• understanding the cause of the behaviour
• note: The causes or determinants of the behaviour are the most important things that need to change in order to achieve behaviour change.

Question 2

Determinants of behaviour? hint: 4

Answer 2

• Personal factors (like belief, personality)
• Interpersonal factors (like relationships that influence you)
• Environmental factors (make it easy or difficult to perform the behaviour e.g. high prices, reduced access and resources, lack of security, cultural practices and value systems)
• Policy/Regulation factors (encourage or discourage the behaviour e.g. Lack of: Public health regulations, civil laws and regulations, institutional policies, workplace policies)

Question 3

What is key to motivating behaviour change?

Answer 3

Risk perception

Question 4

Changing behaviours require? hint: 5

Answer 4

• understanding basic facts,
• adopting key attitudes,
• learning a set of skills
• Reducing the barriers for changing
• being given access to appropriate products and services

Question 5

Types of change? hint: 4

Answer 5

• tuning: making small changes
• adaptation: adding new features to old ones
• re-orientation: changing direction
• re-creation: change made in response to a crises

Question 6

What is self-efficacy?

Answer 6

an individual’s belief in his or her capacity to execute behaviours necessary to produce specific performance attainments

Question 7

Strategies for managing behaviour change?

Answer 7

• Identify the behaviour to be changed
• Determine the barriers
• Take steps to remove or reduce barriers
• Involve the target population person in planning the change.
• Include strategies that can build self efficacy (important for lasting change)
• Involve significant others in the change plan.
• Recognise that change is a process (it takes time)

Question 8

Behaviour change is sustained through the creation of what?

Answer 8

a supportive environment

Question 9

Ways to build self efficacy?

Answer 9

• Provide training
• Provide guidance
• Use progressive goal setting
• Give verbal reinforcement
• Demonstrate the desired behaviours
• Reduce anxiety and stress
• Use partnering- buddy system