Chapter 4: Behavioral Coaching

Question 1

Bodily movement that results in energy expenditure and encompasses many modes and intensities. Movement that is not structured exercise such as recreational pursuits (IE: golfing, gardening, and walking a dog.)

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Physical Activity

Question 2

The level of commitment to a behavior or plan of action

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Adherence

Question 3

Acting in accordance with how one wants to behave

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Autonomy

Question 4

When people engage in an activity or behavior because they feel a sense of satisfaction

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Intrinsic Motivation

Question 5

A communal space, separate from home or work, where the client experiences their own sense of identity and relationship to others

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Third Space

Question 6

Client interventions that are used to change some determinant of behavior

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Behavior Change Techniques (BCT’s)

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One’s belief that they can complete a task, goal, or performance; also known as self-confidence

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Self-efficacy

Question 8

Describes a person’s state of mixed feelings about a situation

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Ambivalence

Question 9

Observing, measuring, and evaluating one’s own behavior, often in the form of a diary or log

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Self-monitoring

Question 10

Refers to the psychological, social, or environmental factors that influence behavior

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Determinants of behavior

Question 11

A construct that captures motivational factors that influence behavior. It indicates how hard people are willing to try and how much effort they are planning to exert

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Intention

Question 12

A broad theoretical framework for the study of human motivation

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Self-determination theory

Question 13

When motives for exercise relate to valuing the outcome, when exercise is consistent with the client’s identity or when the client enjoys exercise

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Autonomous Motivation

Question 14

A concrete representation of when and where exercise with occur

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Planning

Question 15

The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of the behavior of interest

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Attitudes

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The expected positive and negative consequences of a behavior

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Outcome Expecations

Question 17

The state of mental or emotional tension from demanding circumstances

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Stress

Question 18

An evaluation of whether one has the means, resources, and opportunities to perform a behavior

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Perceived Behavioral Control

Question 19

Referring to expected please or enjoyment

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Affective Judgement

Question 20

Belief that an important person or group of people will approve and support a behavior

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Subjective Norms

Question 21

Client does not exercise and is not planning to start exercising within 6 months

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Precontemplation

Question 22

When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started; an individual may take action within the next six months

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Contemplation

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The client intends to act in the near future, usually within the next month

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Preparation

Question 24

The client has made specific modifications in their exercise routine within the past six months

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Action

Question 25

The client has been exercising for more than 6 months and is working to prevent relapse

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Maintenance

Question 26

Reflects the clients weighing of the pros and cons of changing

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Decisional Balance

Question 27

The ability to identify with another person's feelings, attitudes, or thoughts

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Empathy

Question 28

A relationship in which two people understand each other's ideas, have respect for one another, and communicate well

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Rapport

Question 29

The process of seeking to understand the meaning of the speaker's words and restating the idea back to the speaker to confirm that they were understood correctly

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Reflective Listening

Question 30

Listening style that involves having genuine interest in what the speaker is saying; requires the listener to fully concentrate to understand the speaker's message

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Active Listening

Question 31

Directive questions that can be answered with one word, typically a yes or no

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Closed-ended questions

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Nondirective questions that can't be answered with a simple yes or no; they require critical thinking to formulate a response

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Open-ended questions

Question 33

Short sentences that continue the client's thoughts and add momentum to the conversation

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Collecting Summaries

Question 34

Summaries that tie together information the client has presented, perhaps even from precious sessions

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Linking Summaries

Question 35

Summaries used to wrap up a session or announce a shift in focus

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Transitional Summaries

Question 36

Positive statements about character strengths

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Affirmations

Question 37

Client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence

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Motivational Interviewing

Question 38

An internal conflict that occurs when an individual compares their actual self with their ideal self

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Self-discrepancy

Question 39

Talk to represents and predicts movement away from change

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Sustain talk

Question 40

Talk that reflects movement of the person toward behavior change

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Change talk

Question 41

Goals focused on the end result

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Outcome goals

Question 42

Tasks that are pursued to reach a final outcome

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Process goals

Question 43

A behavior change technique that links a goal-directed response to situational cues by specifying when, where, and how to act

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Implementation intentions

Question 44

A behavior change technique that involves anticipating barriers to goal action and proactively preparing strategies that prioritize intentional behavior over counterproductive habitual responses

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Coping plans

Question 45

Internal dialogue in which the individual interprets feelings and perceptions, regulates and changes evaluations and convictions, and gives him/herself instructions and reinforcement

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Self-talk

Question 46

Replacing negative statements with positive statements

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Reverse Listing

Question 47

The act of saying "stop" out loud to undesired statements

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Stopping

Question 48

When people believe the exact content of their own thoughts

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Cognitive fusion

Question 49

The process created to produce internalized experiences

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Imagery

Question 50

When a person imagines appearance or health-related outcomes

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Appearance imagery

Question 51

When a person creates mental images that increase energy and/or relieve stress

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Energy imagery

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When individuals mentally rehearse their technique

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Technique imagery

Question 53

The process to get oneself into a state of psychological readiness for performance

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Psyching up