Chapter 14: Psychology Of Weight Control And Behavior Changes Flashcards
Psychology
The study of the mind and behaviors.
Quantitative Research
Focuses on variables that can be directly measured and assessed.
Qualitative Research
Focuses on people in terms of how situations and experiences are perceived and how people interact and utilizes interviews and observations where the results are grouped together by themes that have emerged.
Empathy
The ability to identify with another person’s feelings, attitudes, or thoughts.
Precontemplation
When an individual is not thinking of changing and has no intention to change.
Contemplation
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started – an individual may take action within the next 6 months.
Preparation
When a person intends to change behavior and is preparing to change, but has not yet taken action.
Maintenance
When a person has successfully implemented a behavioral change for more than 6 months.
Relapse
When a person has stopped doing the positive behavior and has returned to a previous negative behavior.
Self-Esteem
How an individual views themself with regard to their worthiness and abilities.
Self-Efficacy
The confidence that a person has that he or she can successfully engage in the behaviors required for a certain outcome.
True or False? There are 3 aspects that contribute to quality of life: physical well-being, mental well-being, and social well-being.
True
Body Reality
Based on a person’s measurable attributes such as height, weight, body-fat percentage, and waist circumference.
Body Ideal
Refers to what a person believes or wishes their own body looked like.
Body Image
How someone perceives his or her body to look, which may not be how the person actually looks.
Confidence
A feeling about or a belief in one’s abilities or attributes.
Vicarious Experiences
When something is experienced through another person’s actions or behaviors.
Obesity
A high degree of excess body fat, a BMI greater than 30.
Anti-Fat Bias
Placing a negative judgment on overweight and obese individuals.
Sedentary Behavior
Any behaviors, such as sitting or lying down, that require little energy expenditure.
Social Support
All the ways that someone is supported by others, including emotional support, providing information, or assistance.
Emotional Support
Providing encouragement, accountability, or empathy to another person.
Informational Support
Providing facts and educating others.
Social Networks
Social structure made up of various interactions or relationships between groups of people.
Willpower
The ability to control impulses.
Disordered Eating
Patterns of abnormal eating behaviors that do not meet the criteria for diagnosis of an eating disorder.
Distress
The experience of negative feelings, such as anxiety, sorrow, or pain.
Depression
A mood disorder characterized by a persistent feeling of sadness and/or loss of interest in everyday life.
Anorexia Nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by extremely low BMI.
Bulimia Nervosa
Eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors, including purging, use of laxatives or diuretics, fasting, or excessive exercise to avoid weight gain.
Binge-Eating Disorder
Eating disorder characterized by frequent consumption of an unusually large amount of food along with a feeling of loss of control and/or the inability to stop eating.
Mindless Eating
Eating without attention to or awareness of the food being consumed.
Mindful Eating
Paying attention to the food being eaten, acknowledging hunger and satiety signals, and adjusting food intake accordingly.
Why is it important to understand the role of psychology in fitness and wellness?
Every behavior has a reason
Which model offers additional structure when coaching clients who are facing illness or are already ill?
Health belief model
Why is it important that Nutrition Coaches be aware of the various symptoms for eating disorders?
To make a referral to a medical professional
Being motivated to eat due to spending time with others or to make social gatherings comfortable is an example of which eating motive?
Sociability
Which of the following is the main way that the media influences eating behaviors?
It has an overall strong influence over what people see as normal and these images can be misleading.
Which of the following is an example of social persuasion?
Telling a client about the positive benefits of eating more fruits and vegetables
Having a BMI less than which of the following values indicates an extreme case of anorexia nervosa?
15
How one sits, stands, or places their arms is an example of which type of non-verbal communication?
Posture
Which of the following demonstrates a lack of willpower for healthy eating?
A client attended an unplanned birthday lunch for a co-worker and had a second serving of chocolate cake.
Which of the following is one of the symptoms a medical professional will look for with bulimia nervosa?
Binge eating followed by inappropriate compensatory behaviors
Which of the following is an informational way to provide social support to a client?
Teaching a client how to read food labels
What is one of the most important things to do when working with a client in the action stage?
Provide regular support and accountability.
Which of the following is a symptom of binge eating disorder?
Eating large amounts of food in a short period of time while feeling out of control
Which of the following defines empathy?
The ability to identify with another person’s feelings, attitudes, or thoughts
Which of the following statements defines social support?
Support provided by others including emotional support, providing information, or assistance
Dressing in loose clothing to hide weight loss could be a sign of which disorder?
Anorexia nervosa
Which strategy can be used at home to control caloric intake?
Using smaller plates and bowls
Which of the following is a known trigger to emotional eating?
Stress
