Exam 3: Understanding and Achieving Behavior Change

An innovator typically perceives himself as popular and is financially privileged.​

The diffusion of innovation model addresses the process by which people adopt new ideas and behaviors.​

Match the descriptions of the behavior change theories in the left column with the name of the theory in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​Proposes that before adopting a new health behavior an individual considers his vulnerability to the problem, the seriousness of the problem, and the effectiveness of the new behavior for reducing the risk or preventing the problem

​In the social cognitive theory, responses to a person's behavior that increase or decrease the likelihood of recurrence are called ____.

A subjective norm is the perceived social pressure to perform or not perform a behavior.​

According to the transtheoretical model, when an individual actively decides to change and plans a change that will usually take place within one month, he or she is in the ____ stage.

Match the term in the right column with its correct description in the left column. Options will be used only once.​ -​Response of an individual to his or her environment

​Cognitive-behavioral theory is best applied when people are ____.

Match the descriptions of the stages of the transtheoretical model in the left column with the name of the stage in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​The individual is either unaware of or not interested in making a change.

​Understanding factors influencing women's breastfeeding practices by exploring attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral controls is an application of the ____.

The incorporation of behavior change theories into program planning is not critical to the nutrition care process.​

Apply the theory of planned behavior to a pregnant mother deciding on whether or not to breastfeed her newborn infant.​

Providing tailored self-help materials is a recommended intervention strategy for the action stage of change of the transtheoretical model.

​In motivational interviewing, the counselor takes the lead in the counseling session and directs the client by providing information and suggesting "fixes."

A determination to act in a particular way is called a(n) ____.

List and explain four techniques to use during a presentation to ensure you give an effective presentation.​

The stages of change model assumes that individuals will pass through each stage in a linear fashion.​

According to the transtheoretical model, when an individual is thinking about making a change by weighing the risks of benefits of the change, he or she is in the preparation stage.​

In social cognitive theory, the environment refers exclusively to the physical realm (e.g., the workplace, the layout of the kitchen, etc.).​

Match the descriptions of the stages of the transtheoretical model in the left column with the name of the stage in the right column. Options will be used only once.​ -​The individual has sustained the change for six months or longer; the changed behavior has become part of his or her daily routine.