Chapter 1 Health Choices and Behavior
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How you choose to live your life is A CHOICE.
The attitude you have day to day is A CHOICE.
Doing something about your overall well being is A CHOICE.
Making a change that make a difference in your life or in the lives
of others is A CHOICE.
Feeling sorry for yourself is A CHOICE.
Some things in life you cannot choose or change but there are a
lot of things you can choose to change.
WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?
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Content Vocabulary
Motivation: The force that moves people to act
Drives: Motivations that are not learned
Self-efficacy: The belief in one’s ability to take
action and successfully change a behavior
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Content Vocabulary
Commitment: A decision adhered to for the
long term; a promise kept
Will: A person’s intent, which leads to action
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• Motivation is necessary when
making changes to improve your
health. Finding what motivates each
person can be difficult.
What motivates you?
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Motivation to Change Behaviors
• Motivation that comes naturally is from
instincts or human drives.
• Drives are strong motivators that make
you take the actions necessary to meet
your needs for food, water, and safety.
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Motivation to Change Behaviors
Obstacles to Change
• Obstacles to changing a behavior often arise in
these three areas:
– Competence
– Confidence
– Motivation
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Obstacles to Change
• Competence—The person lacks needed
knowledge or skill to make the change
• Confidence—The person possesses the
knowledge and skill but believes making the
change is beyond his or her ability
• Motivation—The person lacks reason to
change
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Motivation to Change Behaviors
Obstacles to Change
• To boost self-efficacy, it helps to
develop a strong internal locus of
control, which means the source of
responsibility for life’s events.
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Motivation to Change Behaviors
Obstacles to Change
• The four factors that shape motivation are:
–The value of the reward.
–The timing of the reward.
–The costs of changing your behavior.
–The probability of getting the reward.
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Action: Setting Goals
In taking action to change behavior, it
helps to set goals.
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Action: Setting Goals
• Set small, short-term goals to help you achieve
larger, long-term goals.
– Write down areas you would like to improve upon.
– Identify simple steps you can take to move toward
improvement.
– Write your goals down and record your progress.
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Commitment
Commitment to a behavior depends on
continued rewards from it.
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Commitment
• To change a behavior, a person has to make a
commitment and have the will to change.
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Commitment
Having Determination
• Use the “Rule of Three”—try a new behavior three
times or for at least three days.
• Make the effort to employ and maintain a behavior
change for life.
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Commitment
The Changed Self-Image
• Change the way you think of yourself to change a
behavior.
• Example: A person who gives up smoking has to
imagine and really see himself or herself as a
confirmed ex-smoker.
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