Behavior Change Assignment
Write up a change you have gone through in your life – preferably a change in your diet and preferably a deliberate change that you wanted to make. Why did you make the change? What motivated you? How did you do it? Did anyone influence you? Did you experience setbacks? How did you manage setbacks? What barriers did you experience? Did you have support from anyone in making the change? Where does this stand now and how do you feel about it? Was it ultimately a change for the better or for the worse? Or use an example of someone in your family or a friend. Use Figure 1-1 in Holli text to help you write this.
1-1 Holi
Variables Motivating Change in Food Choices and Behavior (From Holli)
CAUSEEFFECT
KNOWLEDGEHEALTHFUL FOOD CHOICES
Level of Education
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS CONDUCIVE TO PROPER FOOD CHOICES
- Intrinsic factors
- Beliefs about health and nutrition
- Cognitions (thoughts) – positive
- Goal setting, action plans
- Contracting
- Self-monitoring and management
- Extrinsic factors
- Praise
- External rewards
- Support of others
- Family, friends, associates
- Counselor
- Models of proper behavior
- Proper food available
- Improper food unavailable
- Physical activity
MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS CONFLICTING WITH PROPER FOOD CHOICES
- Personal, family and cultural practices
- Social occasions
- Friends
- Movies, parties, dinners
- Birthdays, anniversaries
- TimeAFFECTIVE INFLUENCES
- Time of day, day of weekEmotional Stress
- Lack of timeBoredom
- HolidaysFear, anxiety
- Cognitions – regativeDepression
- Job, associatesHappiness
- Meals away from homeStress
- Restaurant mealsWeather
- Entering food storesPhysical condition
- Travel, vacationsThreat to health
- Proper food unavailableFatigued or rest
- Improper food availableState of health
- Physical environmentSeverity of illness
- Room in house
- Characteristics of the regimen
- Complexity, cost, etc.
