B6 - Promotion and Intervention

Question 1

what are interventions for?

Answer 1

used to stimulate increased involvement

increases adherence rates by 38% from 50-88%

Question 2

interventions have a greater impact:

Answer 2

• with healthier people
• using behaviour modification
• in a community setting
• in groups
• using mediated approaches
• when the phsyical activity is unsupervised
• leisure physical activity of low intensity

Question 3

four general approaches

Answer 3

1. informational
2. behavioural
3. social
4. environmental

Question 4

principles of good goal setting:

Answer 4

• challenging but realistic
• specific
• measurable - exerciser should receive feedback

Question 5

action plan

Answer 5

concrete plans that specify when, where, and how to translate exercise intentions into action

Question 6

implementation intentions

Answer 6

strong mental associations between a situational cue and a specific behavior

Question 7

abstinence violation effect

Answer 7

when a single lapse leads an individual to believe that all hope of behavior change is lost, and subsequently gives up trying to change the behaviour, the result is a full relapse

Question 8

social approaches

Answer 8

focus on structuring peoples social environments to help support physical activity endeavors

ex: teach ppl to ask for support, social networking..

Question 9

environmental/policy approaches

Answer 9

change the physical and org structures that facilitate or impede physical activity in an entire population

Question 10

transportation

Answer 10

ex: denver bike sharing