Chapter 4: Behavioral Coaching Flashcards
Physical activity
Bodily movement that results in energy expenditure and encompasses many modes and intensities. Movement that is not structured exercise such as recreational pursuit (e.g. golfing, gardening and walking)
Autonomy
Acting in accordance with how one wants to behave
Third space
A communal space, separate from home or work, where the client experiences their own sense of identity and relation to others
Behavior change techniques (BCTs)
Client interventions that are used to change some determinant of behavior
Self-efficacy
One’s belief that they can complete a task; also known as self-confidence
Self-monitoring
Observing, measuring and evaluating one’s own behavior, eg in form of a diary
Determinants of behavior
psychological, social and environmental factors that influence behavior
Intention
Construct that captures motivational factors that influence behavior. It indicates how hard people are willing to try and how much effort they are planning to exert
Self-determination theory
Broad theoretical framework for the study of human motivation
Autonomous motivation
When motives for exercise relate to valuing the outcome, when exercise is consistent with the client’s identify, or when the client enjoys exercise
Attitudes
Degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of the behavior of interest
Outcome expectations
Expected positive and negative consequences of a behavior
Perceived behavioral control
Evaluation of whether one has the means, resources and opportunities to perform a behavior
Affective judgment
Referring to expected pleasure or enjoyment
Subjective norms
Belief that an important person or group of people will approve and support a behavior
Precontemplation
Client does not exercise and not planning to start exercising within 6 months
Contemplation
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started; may take in action within the next 6 months
Preparation
Client intends to act in the near future, usually within the next month
Action
Client has made specific modifications in their exercise routine within the past 6 months
Maintenance
Client has been exercising for more than 6 months and is working to prevent relapse
Decisional balance
Reflects the clients’ weighing of the pros and cons of changing
Reflective listing
Process of seeking to understand the meaning of the speaker’s words and restating the idea back to the speaker to confirm that they were understood correctly
Active listening
Listening style that involves having genuine interest in what the speak is saying; requires the listener to fully concentrate to understand the speaker’s message
Closed-ended questions
Directive questions that can be answered with one word, typically yes or no
Open-ended questions
Non-directive questions that cannot be answered with a simple yes/no; they require critical thinking to formulate a response
Collecting summaries
Short sentence that continues the client’s thoughts and add momentum to the conversation
Linking summaries
Summaries that tie together information the client presented
Transitional summaries
Summaries used to wrap up a session or announce a shift in focus
Affirmations
Positive statements about character strengths
Motivational interviewing
Client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence
Self-discrepancy
Internal conflict that occurs when an individual compares their actual self with their ideal self
Sustain talk
Talk that represents and predicts movement away from change
Change talk
Talk that reflects movement of the person toward behavior change
Implementation intentions
Behavior change technique that links a goal-directed response to situational cues by specifying when where and how to act
Coping plans
Behavior change technique that involves anticipating barriers to gaol action and proactively preparing strategies that prioritize intentional behavior over counterproductive habitual responses
Self-talk
Internal dialog in which the individual interprets feelings and perceptions, regulates and changes evaluations and convictions, and gives himself/herself instructions and reinforcement
Reverse listening
Replacing negative statements with positive statements
Stopping
Saying stop to undesired statements
Cognitive fusion
When people believe the exact content of their own thoughts
Imagery
Process created to produce internalized experiences
Appearance imagery
When a person imagines appearance or health-related outcomes
Energy imagery
When a person creates mental images that increase energy and/or relieve stress
Technique imagery
When individuals mentally rehearse their technique
Psyching up
Process to get oneself into a state if psychological readiness for performance
