Psychology C3 - maintenance of behavioural change

Question 1

provision of incentives — money

Answer 1

-incentive = money
-Volpp et al. (2009), smokers given money to quit were x3 more likely to stop smoking
-money = powerful positive reinforcer
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Question 2

provision of incentives — persuasive health

Answer 2

-increase clients motivation
-provide emotional and social support
-bridge gap between client knowing what they should do and actually doing it

Question 3

persuasive texts

Answer 3

-remind clients of treatment goals in stressful situations
-offer emotional messages, improve motivation

Question 4

self tracking

Answer 4

-uses technology, count steps and track physiological indicators, health-related behaviours and even self-reported emotions

Question 5

progress monitoring

Answer 5

-provided apps so a client can see improvement
-increases a client’s motivation when they see they are being successful

Question 6

social prescribing

Answer 6

-health professionals encourage clients to consider non-medical options
= useful
-used when a client has complex or long term needs

Question 7

practical applications
(evaluation)
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Answer 7

-used in a persuasive eCoaching — uses technology to support behavioural change
-Lentferink et al. (2017), eCoaching improved adherence for many, especially when personalised
-shows that combining methods of supporting behavioural change = useful

Question 8

low quality evidence
(evaluation)
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Answer 8

-research base = low quality
-review by Public Health England (Mason et al.), most studies have methodological problems — no control groups/small samples
-other studies signs that social prescribing had no positive impact on health
-social prescribing may have some small benefits
-isn’t as effective as it claims