Explain the Socio-ecological Model of Behavior Flashcards

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A type of approach that tries to change the knowledge and attitudes about the benefits of and opportunities for physical activity.
Informational approaches
A type of approach that aims to teach people the behavioral management skills necessary for both successful adoption and maintenance of behavior change.
Behavioral approaches
A type of approach that aims to create social environments that facilitate and enhance behavior change.
Social approaches
A type of approach that aims to change the structure of physical and organizational environments to provide safe, attractive, and convenient places for physical activity.
Environmental and policy approaches
True or false - Interventions do not directly change behavior, but rather modify one or more determinants of physical activity, which in turn can increase physical activity performance.
True
True or false - Motivational interviewing is one technique that can help people become more receptive to physical activity interventions.
True
A counseling technique that provides people with the opportunity to talk about and resolve their mixed feelings so that they can move forward with change, helps the client strengthen his or her intrinsic motivation. This technique was originally developed as a method to decrease drug and alcohol abuse.
Motivational interviewing
What four basic principles are used to strengthen intrinsic motivation?
Empathy, development of discrepancy, rolling with resistance, and supporting self efficacy
The ability to identify with another person and understand his or her feelings.
Empathy
Statements that regard one's desires, abilities, and reasons for change. Strengthens commitment to change and leads to observable change.
Change talk
An approach that is designed to increase physical activity by providing people with the information they need to motivate themselves to exercise and to change their behavior over short and long term.
Information approach
What type of interventions use an informational approach?
Mass media campaigns, community wide campaigns, and point of decision prompts
Interventions that provide people with information using some medium other than personal contact with a health professional or provider, examples are Body Break, The Biggest Loser, and social media campaigns.
Mass media campaigns
Interventions that engage different community members and organizations in the development and delivery of information aimed at increasing physical activity.
Community wide campaigns
What are some examples of community wide campaigns?
Health risk appraisals, conducting fitness appraisals, training health care professionals, and community health/fitness fairs