Chapter 17 Lesson 2 Vocab/Coaches Corner

Question 1

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 1

Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction, such as personal enjoyment, as well as striving for self-determination and competence.

Question 2

Try This

Answer 2

Although following goal-setting principles is important for Nutrition Coaches, individual differences need to always be considered as clients are different based on their unique personalities.

To help individualize goals for clients, ask open-ended questions to more clearly understand their intrinsic motivation and barriers to new lifestyle habits. Some examples include the following:

What are your biggest concerns about your health and eating habits?
What work are you prepared to do to reach your goal?
How motivated are you to reach your goal?
What have you tried in the past to reach your weight-loss goal?
Did it succeed? Why or why not?
What has prevented you from reaching your goals in the past?
Have you already started making changes to your dietary habits?

Question 3

Getting Technical

Answer 3

In making decisions about goals, nutrition, and weight loss, a process called the hot–cold empathy gap (Lowenstein, 2005) should be considered. Specifically, the hot–cold empathy gap emphasizes the notion that people fail to realize how much their current emotional experiences bias perception. For example, if a male client has had a couple of bad weeks at work or in a relationship, he would more likely set easy goals because he is feeling depressed. In essence, his current feelings of depression (hot) flavor his perceptions of the difficulty of reaching goals (cold).

Question 4

Coach’s Corner

Answer 4

The Nutrition Coach should help clients identify potential barriers so strategies can be developed to cope with them. For example, a client is eating few fruits and vegetables because they eat lunch mostly at fast-food restaurants. The Nutrition Coach can identify this barrier and provide guidance on how to prepare healthy meals in advance.