Health Psychology & Behaviour Change

Question 1

How can we adapt physical activity

Answer 1

adaptations are most often provided in the form of:

• > Appropriately designed and modified equipment
• > Task criteria
• > Instructions
• > Physical and social environments
• > rules

Question 2

How can our understanding of behaviour change be used in APP

Answer 2

• > the same challenges exist in adapted physical activity as in all physical activity regarding the uptake of physical activity for health benefits
• > an added layer exists in the barriers that are present towards participation in PA
• > a further layer exists when considering traumatic injury leading to a change in lifestyle resulting in a need to learn a PA activity under new context

Question 3

What are enabling factors

Answer 3

Enabling factors are those characteristics of the environment that facilitate action and any skill or resource required to attain specific behavior

Question 4

Positive VS Negative Enabling factors

Answer 4

Positive Example

• > “I want to lose weight, I have the money for a membership and the gym is beside my house”

Negative Example

• > “I want to lose weight, I have the money for a membership but i live 53 km from the nearest gym”

Question 5

Explain the generic causal model

Answer 5

Question 6

What are the big four health behaviours

Answer 6

1. Not smoking
2. being physically active
3. drinking in moderation
4. eating 5 portionsof fruits and vegetables a day

Question 7

How are health related behaviours related to health outcomes

Answer 7

If you change a health related behaviour then it will effect your health outcome

Question 8

Explain behaviour change intervension

Answer 8

it all depends on

• > Form of Delivery (FOD); how its being delivered
• > behaviour change technique (BCT); what the intervension includes
• > behaviour change theory; how the innervation is supposed to work

Question 9

Explain the Intuitive mental model

Answer 9

• > gaps in knowledge “cause” poor behaviour
• > we need education, information and persuation

Question 10

Problem with behaviour change

Answer 10

As a result of the intuitive mental model attemps to change people’s behaviour are often geared towards

• > raising knowledge (lecturing)
• > providing advice (instructing)
• > motivating (scaring)

Question 11

How do you prepare for behaviour change

Answer 11

*There is no one best method*

Step 1 - > identify specific behaviour patters

Step 2 - > tyr to understand the reason for the behaviour (barriers and enablers)

Question 12

What are the stages for change

Answer 12

1. Precontemplation (no intention of change)
2. Contemplation (recognizes need for change)
3. Preparation (close to action)
4. Action (process of making change)
5. Maintenance (longterm commitment)
6. Termination (behaviour is so engrained, becomes habit)