Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change Pt.1 & Pt.2 Flashcards
Definition of theory
A persons intention to change behavior being determined by personal attitudes towards the new behavior and social pressure to change
Why is theory useful for behavior change?
Provides evidence-based methods or strategies to target changes in attitudes and behaviors
- improves understanding of why and how intervention strategies work better outcomes
identify constructs when presented with an intervention example
self efficacy
condifence to do things when faced w challenges
Transtheoretical Model
How ready is someone to change?
Health Belief Model
How much do they actually believe the severity of this is to them?
Social-Cognitive Theory
person’s confidence and ability to perform a behavior and their perception of outcome will influence their effort
- related to internal and external factors
What are three things that the social cognitive theory focuses on?
- personal factors
- Behavior
- Environmental factors
Cognitive Behavioral Theory and how it is accomplished
Behavior is a thing you can learn or unlearn
- accomplished by distinguishing between thoughts and feelings, self-monitoring, identifying cues, using substitutions
