Week 6

Question 1

What do health behaviour models mainly include?

Answer 1

behaviour and cognitive theories

Question 2

What are healthy habits?

Answer 2

Habits that are practised regularly.

Example: brushing teeth

Question 3

What are healthy lifestyles?

Answer 3

Clusters of health behaviours.

Example, healthy diet

Question 4

Why focus on changes of behaviour?

Answer 4

• to decrease burdens

- reduce risk factors

Question 5

Strategies for changing health behaviours can include what theories?

Answer 5

• behaviour theory = how we learn
• cognitive theory = how we think
• CBT approaches = how we put it all together
• health behaviour model
• theory of planned behaviour
• trans theoretical model/ stages of change
• health action process

Question 6

Cognitive behaviour therapy focuses on what?

Answer 6

• identifying the problem and it extent
• setting goals that are achievable and measurable
• bring about change in thoughts, feelings and behaviours and physiological responses

Question 7

What is the health belief model and what does it do?

Answer 7

Foresees whether the individual will practice a health behaviour on the basis of 2 factors:

1. perception to threat to one’s health
2. Belief that a health action will reduce threat

Question 8

What is the theory of planned behaviour?

Answer 8

Basically a theory of planning ahead for other reasons.
-attitudes to specific action
So the person know they must change, however the effects can impact this. Therefore we must change the behavioural intention in order to change health behaviour.

Question 9

What is the transtheoretical model( also known as the stages of change model)?

Answer 9

-uses both behaviour and cognitive strategies
-identifies internal and external influences to discover opportunities for intervention.
We need to help move them through the stages using positive reinforcements but also be aware that they can regress.

Question 10

List the 5 stages of the transtheoretical model.

Answer 10

1. Precontemplation
2. Contemplation
3. preparation/decision
4. Action
5. Maintenance or termination

Question 11

What are the 4 principles for motivational interviews?

Answer 11

1. Empathy
2. Non-confrontation
3. Accept resistance
4. Encourage self-efficacy and optimism

Question 12

What is Locus of control?

Answer 12

A belief about whether outcomes are controlled by the self or the environment

Question 13

What is internal locus of control?

Answer 13

Belief that one’s behaviour influences outcomes

Question 14

What is external locus of control?

Answer 14

Belief that forces outside self influence outcomes.