Techniques of behaviour change

Question 1

Define health behaviour

Answer 1

Any activity undertaken by an individual believing himself to be healthy, for the purpose of preventing disease or detecting it at an asymptomatic stage

Question 2

What are the components of the behaviour change wheel?

Answer 2

• The performance of a behaviour is caused by the interaction between:
  
  • Capability
  • Opportunity
  • Motivation
• This forms the ‘hub’ of the wheel
• Surrounded by 9 intervention functions
• Surrounded by 7 categories of policy

Question 3

What are the 3 most and least effective behavioural change techniques?

Answer 3

Most effective:

• Self-monitoring
• Review of behavioural goals
• Setting graded tasks

Least effective:

• Promt self-tasks
• Time management
• Provide general encouragement

Question 4

What are implementation intentions?

Answer 4

• Action Plans
• Request an individual to think about critical situations to act and appropriate responses within those situations
• By planning in advance the situation in which an individual will act, cues become particularly accessible
• Strengthening connection between good situation to act and a suitable action
• Therefore behaviour is more likely to be enacted

Question 5

What are some examples of implementation intentions?

Answer 5

IF it’s Friday morning at 9am THEN I will go for a run from my house around the park