Nutritional Counseling for Behavior Change Flashcards

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Per Dr. Bessesen, what are the key ingredients for weight counseling?

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  • The patient must see a compelling need to change.
  • The patient must feel confident in his ability to change.
  • Identify what is motivating the patient to be better and focus on that.
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The goal of counseling is to push patients through what stages of change?

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Precontemplative
Contemplative
Planning
Action
Maintenance
Relapse
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Describe the health belief model.

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This posits that patients need to have the following things occur to make health changes:

  • perceive themselves at risk for illness
  • identify the problem as serious
  • become convinced that treatment is effective and not overly costly
  • be exposed to health cues
  • have confidence that they can make the necessary change
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Good quote from Dean Ornish: “_________________.”

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Fear of death is not sustainable. Joy of life is sustainable.

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The transtheoretical model helps you _______________.

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assess readiness

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The health belief model helps you assess ______________.

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why the patient believes an issue isn’t important

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7
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Values-based counseling helps you ____________.

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discover the patient’s priorities

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8
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Motivational interviewing helps to ____________.

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resolve ambivalence

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