module 6 Flashcards
(15 cards)
self report measures for habits
SRHI - 12 Items
SRBAI - 4 items
instant habit theory
a mental association is made between critical cues and desired behaviour so that behaviour can be triggered automatically.
endophenotype
biological / psychological phenomena of a disorder believed to be in the causal chain between genetic contributions and diagnosable symptoms.
Rdoc initiative of nimh
it considers mental health and psychopathology in the context of major domains of psychological and neurobiological processes rather than within established diagnostic categories.
Instigations habit
automatic initiation of a behaviour in response to specific cue
Execution habits
automatic performance of behaviour once initiated
examples of real life habit research
- outcome devaluation paradigm (cinema popcorn)
- self reported measures
habit or intenion? self-control!
Als self control hoog is, en intentie is sterk, dan is dit sterker dan de habit.
als self-control hoog is, intentie is zwak, dan is de habit sterker
als self-control laag is, dan is habit hoe dan ook sterker, ongeacht de intentie
two working mechanisms of II
- Heightened cue accessibility if component
- Strong stimulus response link if—then component
Habit based interventions
- choose behaviour
- What is the critical cue
- Can cue be avoided / changed?
- Link the cue to a new, right action
- practice and evaluate
6 once you have formed new habit, consider changing habits - reward yourself
ironic process theory
attempts to suppress a thought actually render it more salient and makes one more conscious. Habit inhibition won’t help, habit substition will
Boundary conditions of habit-based interventions
- When daily structure is already low, it is challenging to build new routines
- In highly conscientious people, added benefit may be low. They already adopt II thinking
- perfectionism
- When motivation is low, MI can be valuable addition
Can we use II to change compulsive behaviour
unclear whether habits are necessary for developing compulsive disorders. However, if people with those disorders perform there behaviour highly based on habits, then II might be effective. However, effectiveness also depends on motivation, and deeply ingrained habits are harder to shift, therefore most effective combined with other interventions. Not suitable for high perfectionism of impulsivity.
habit discontinuity hypothesis
Avoiding old contexts, disrupts old s-r associations (habits), so allowance for new habits
how to break habits? good plans…
- are based on strong motivation
- specify a (personal) critical cue
- relate cue to new association
