Understanding and Changing Human Behavior Chapter 2

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Understanding and Changing Human BehaviorChapter
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• How to make lifestyle changes

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Have You Been Dreading This Course?

• If so, that most likely means
• You take your health for granted
• You really dont care about your health and the
  impact of your health over your lifetime
• You dont like being reminded that some of your
  behaviors are not good choices

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It May Be Time To Make Some Changes!

• Initial response to change your behaviors may
  be that you feel guilty for being reminded of
  your negative behaviors.
• Your next response may be resentment.
• Then, I could never do that!! Im not even
  going to try
• Move beyond guilt and resentment.
• Give change a try.
• You are just a few good decisions away from
  taking control of your health and fitness levels.

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Life Is Tough Enough!

• Dont make life more challenging by
• choosing poor lifestyle behaviors
• continuing poor behaviors

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Who or What Controls You?

• Internal locus of control
• You believe you have control over your life
• External locus of control
• You believe that external factors control you

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Once Have Internal Locus Of Control,You Are
Ready To Open The Door To Change
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Understand That Change Involves

• A slow process
• Commitment
• Self motivation
• Desire to change is from within
• Examine motivations and behaviors
• Positive reinforcement

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Six Stages of Change

• Pre-contemplation denial
• Contemplation acknowledgement
• Preparation establish intent, set goal
• Action begin new behavior
• Maintenance Continuation
• Termination Old behavior has been replaced
  (on-going process)

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Making The Change

• Choose a problem behavior
• Dont try to change all negative behaviors at the
  same time
• Learn your actions and behaviors
• Establish goals and objectives
• Prepare a plan of action
• Identify barriers
• Implement plan
• Do not view new behavior as a negative
• Re-evaluate and modify your plan

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Set Goals

• Realistic
• Short term and long term goals
• Completion date
• Food and activity log

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What Do Most Americans Desire??

• Goal
• Slender
• Healthy
• Physically inactive
• Eat what I want, when I want
• IMPOSSIBLE!!!!
• Like trying to mix oil and water

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Be the Best You Can Be

• Accept your basic body build
• Accept your genetics

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Lab 2-A

• Recommended but not required