BSS: Adherence To Treatment Recommendations

Question 1

What is the Health-Belief Model?

Answer 1

This model believes people make behavioral changes based on thier belief in a personal threat combined with their belief in the effectiveness of the proposed behavioral change.

Example:

A person will change if they believe eating fast food will kill them and exercise is an effective solution.

Question 2

What is the social cognitive theory?

Answer 2

This theory believes people will make behavioral changes when the observe and learn from others actions.

Example:

If I see my friend exercising and not eating fast food, I may change my behavior.

Question 3

What is the transtheoretical model?

Answer 3

This model believes people make behavior changes based on a series of steps or stages. They include precontemplatoin, contemplatoin, preparation, action, maintenance).

Example:

I will quite eating fast food when I:

1) think about not eating then
2) Prepare not to eat - start to exercise, switch to other foods.
3) Actually not eat fast food
4) Contineu to avoid fast food

Question 4

What is the Applied Behavior Analytic Theory?

Answer 4

This theory believes people make behavioral changes based on positive and negative consequences of action.

Example:

I will not eat fast food because it makes me feel sick when I eat it.