Techniques of Behaviour Change

Question 1

Definition of 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

Components of the behaviour change wheel?

Answer 2

Capability, motivation, opportunity, behaviour

Question 3

Behaviour change techniques? (16)

Answer 3

1. Goals and Planning
2. Feedback and monitoring
3. Social Support
4. Shaping Knowledge
5. Natural Consequences
6. Comparison of Behaviour
7. Associations
8. Repetition and substitution
9. Comparison of outcomes
10. Reward and threat
11. Regulation
12. Antecedents
13. Identity
14. Scheduled Consequences
15. Self-belief
16. Covert Learning

Question 4

What are the only 2 one way links in the behaviour change wheel

Answer 4

Capability and opportunity feed into motivation

Question 5

Why do implementation intentions work?

Answer 5

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 6

What are Implementation intentions

Answer 6

AKA Action Plans
Request an individual to think about critical situations to act and appropriate responses within those situations
IF-THEN

Question 7

Example of implementation intentions

Answer 7

If it is 9 on Friday I will run a km