Behaviour Change

Question 1

What does behaviour change equal to?

Answer 1

lifestyle management

Question 2

what is lifestyle management ?

Answer 2

• Cultivate healthy behaviours

* Overcome unhealthy behaviours

Question 3

What is Behaviour change?

Answer 3

•Slow, deliberate, time-consuming and difficult 
•Making decisions:
o	Set priorities
o	Inform yourself
o	Consider all your options
o	Tune in to your intuitive feelings 
o	Consider worst-case scenarios

Question 4

What is the Transtheoretical Model?

Answer 4

When are you ready for behaviour change? 
o1 Precontemplation 
	No intention of changing
o2 Contemplation 
	Recognize that they need to make a change
o3 Preparation 
	Thinking about taking action and have started planning 
o4 Action 
	Actually, making the change to the new behaviour
o5 Maintenance 
	Continuing with the new behaviour
o6 Termination 
	Behaviour becomes engrained into daily living 
o7 Relapse 
	Discontinuing the behaviour change 
	  Plan for relapse
	  Don’t give up
	  Forgive yourself
	  Look at the positives 
	  Move on

Question 5

How do you make a plan for behaviour change?

Answer 5

•Monitor your behaviour 
o	What, where, when, who, how 
•Analyze and identify patterns 
o	Frequency
o	Duration
o	Seriousness 
o	Basis for the behaviour 
o	Antecedents 
•Be SMART
o	See diagram below
•Devise a plan of action
o	Find Resources
o	Modify your environment 
o	Ask for help
o	Plan for relapses 
•Make a personal contract 
o	Sign, date & share 
NO SINGLE METHOD FOR BEHAVIOR CHANGE (try, try, and try again)

Question 6

What are the 3 Factors Influencing Change?

Answer 6

•Predisposing Factors
o Experiences (knowledge, beliefs, values, etc.)
•Enabling Factors: skills or abilities
o Can be + or –
•Reinforcing Factors:
o Support and encouragement or discouragement
o Can be + or –

Question 7

What are some Key Factors for Change?

Answer 7

•Self-Efficacy
o	The belief that you can change 
•Self-assessment & examination
o	Raise consciousness
o	Start Small
o	Learn about you & your target behaviour
o	Find out who or what can support the change 
•Enhance readiness for change & build motivation 
o	Self-Talk 
o	Cost-benefit analysis 
o	Locus of control 
	Internal 
	External 
o	Visualize 
o	Reinforcements 
•Get & accept support
•Inform & educate yourself 
•Create a personalized plan 
•Put the plan into action
•Employ Resiliency