Lets make it quite clear that change doesn’t happen overnight nor is it ever a process easy. To make a proper and healthy life-style behavior change, you must be dedicated to put in the time and effort that’s necessary for accomplish any goal. When I first began to become engage in exercising and becoming more physically fit I found that the Health Belief Model and the Social Cognitive Theory demonstrated the progression that I have made throughout my change. To begin you do not need to try and follow through the steps provided in any given model or a theory, the reasoning behind that statement is that everyone is different so our stages of change will all differ from one another. For me, once I decided that I wanted to begin attending group-fitness classes I found that through the Health Belief Model I had to understand the perceived benefits of my change, I had to …show more content…
In the Social Cognitive Theory reinforcements can be internal factors such as rewarding yourself or they can be external factors. For me my reinforcement came in the form of motivation and support from my friends and the feeling of completion every time I complete a workout class. When I dedicated to join group fitness classes I was fortunate enough to convince a few of my friends to join also and together we have become each other support system. They push me to attend classes and the reinforcement of the feeling of total completion after any given class further motivates and pushes me to continue my positive growth. For any change to be successful we must always push ourselves because when you make a life-style change such as become more physically active and joining group-based fitness we must always continue to work and create new goals because we are always changing and progressing in
An individual going to the gym by themselves will not motivate them on anything they do. That is why people like to have a buddy, trainer, or group with them so they can work harder, and show those persons how they can work hard and not give up. Being alone will make them give up, and stop their exercise because they think they can’t do it. In the contrary, having someone makes them compete, accomplish, work harder, and not give up on any exercise they give them. Because that person will not put an individual to rest, a trainer will make the other person sweat and be super exhausted. For example, a 12th grader went to the gym alone, and didn’t know what to do. So he started working by himself, and do easy exercises. However, he put a timer of 60 second of doing squats, but he stop half way. He stop because he thought he could not finish. Because he puts in his mind that he can not finish. In the contrary, if he had a trainer or a group of friends, those persons will eventually make him go, and not stop in something that he can’t do. Because he is being pushed by someone else, and that someone else makes sure for that person no to give up, and to keep going. That person makes sure he knows that he is capable of doing
A of his current state of health and lifestyle behaviours (Harris, Nutbeam, Wise, 2004). For example, the model explores 6 behavioural stages; pre-contemplation, contemplation, determination, action, maintenance and termination. These stages focus on the individual’s experience, behavioural changes and processes as opposed to an event which has determined a behaviour change. Evidently, the transtheoretical model determines that Mr. A is at the pre-contemplation stage (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). Due to Mr. A experiencing this stage, he is not planning change to his current lifestyle choices. Although Mr. A is not planning changes in the foreseeable future, the transtheoretical model in conjunction with an education campaign can inform Mr. A about different behavioural stages that he may experience. However, understanding this behaviour change model of health cannot determine why Mr. A’s his current lifestyle and behaviour (Prochaska & Velicer, 1997). Fortunately, inclusion of maslow’s hierarchy of needs psychology theory (Donovan, Egger, Spark, 2005) used in conjunction with the transtheoretical model of health, can identify barriers that are stopping Mr A from actively using information from health education campaigns to change his behaviour (Harris, Nutbeam, Wise,
Social cognitive theory of learning is a theoretical perspective that focuses on learning by observing others and eventually assuming control over one’s own behavior (Ormrod, 2011, p.323). Social cognitive theory is a perspective that helps us understand about learning by observing other people doing the same thing. This theory is a blend of behaviorism and cognitive psychology (Ormrod, 2011). Behaviorism theory relates to learning as a stimulus- response relationship and suggests that learning involves a behavior change whereas according to social cognitive theory learning is an internal process that may or may not lead to a behavior change. For example one might attempt to ride a bicycle as soon as they learn to ride the bicycle but learning how to put air in the bike may not be needed until the bicycle need air.
The Health Belief Model (HBM) comes from the psychological and behavioral theorists. The premise is that there are two parts involved in health related behavior. “People are more inclined to engage in a health behavior when they think doing so can reduce a threat that is likely and would have severe consequences if it occurred.” (Brewer & Rimer, 2008, p. 152). The patient believes that a specific health action will prevent or cure the illness. How the individual responds depends on the perceived benefits and barriers of that health behavior.
Theoretical perspectives in the study of human behavior can easily be applied to cases in social work practice. The mental health field in particular lends itself to the application of different human behavior theories. Specifically, depression can be viewed through the lens of Social Cognitive Theory, or Social Cognitive Learning. There is one case of a woman with depression, whose name will be changed, that social cognitive theory can be applied to. Cheryl is a 58 year old woman who has been diagnosed with Major depressive disorder. She has had this diagnosis since she was 17 years old. Many of her symptoms and experiences can be viewed or explained in terms of social cognitive theory.
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Even more the health belief model links to the Change4Life campaign , as it helps and demonstrates individuals the benefits of their health and the positive outcomes of being active and eating healthy. The Change4Life campaign discusses about physical activity and how individuals can change their life in a healthier one. For example, there are physical activities in different areas run by the Change4Life campaign, which tend to help individuals to keep fit and have a good diet. The Change4Life campaign website offers advice online as well as through different ranges of mass
The current manuscript would bridge the gap in the literature about what is known regarding Latinas and cervical cancer screening. The Health Belief Model (HBM) is the theoretical framework used to examine the health beliefs unique to Latinas. Few studies have used the HBM to understand the beliefs Latinas have about cervical cancer and to cervical cancer screening (11). Further, none of those studies have included cultural predictors for screening participation in their model. Additionally, this study attempts to replicate findings from previous studies among Latina subgroups other than Mexicans, namely women of Caribbean, South and Central American descent. Moreover, studies have shown that adult daughters may be in a unique position
The Health Belief Model (HBM) is one of the first theories of health behavior. It was developed in the 1950s by social psychologists in the U.S. Public Health Services to better understand the widespread failure of tuberculosis screening programs. Today it continues to be one of the most widely used theories. Research studies use it to explain and predict health behaviors seen in individuals. There is a broad range of health behaviors and subject populations that it is applied in. The concepts in the model involve perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy. Focusing on the attitudes and beliefs of individuals being studied create an understanding of their readiness to act on a health/behavioral factor based on their particular opinions on selected conditions. Several modifying factors such as age, sex, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, or level of education, etc. can determine one’s opinion on their perceived threat of obtaining a disease such as lung cancer based on the severity of the triggers causing the illness. Their likelihood to change an opinion or behavior depends on their perceived benefits or certain barriers that may be out of their control. Interventions can be used to promote health behavior changes and aid in persuading or increasing awareness on a particular issue.
Exercise Behavior and Adherence is an important factor in maintaining health and staying active in everyday life. Most of the research on this topic focuses on the effect that support has on maintaining a workout plan and also how the different varieties of exercise makes a difference in how long people continue their workout plans. Being that I have struggles with maintaining workouts even though I know I need to change my habits, this topic helps motivate me and gives me the guidelines to help me start a workout plan and not stop due to the any struggles that people come across. I have found two articles that shows how motivation plays into how long people maintain
The Health Belief Model is still a working model. “The HBM derives from psychological and behavioral theory with the foundation that the two components of health-related behavior are 1) the desire to avoid illness, or conversely get well if already ill; and, 2) the belief that a specific health action will prevent, or cure, illness.” (LaMorte) Therefore, an individual’s actions depend on the person and what he or she believes to be helpful and beneficial to their
Most people have an aspiration to get rid of a certain unhealthy behaviour or to employ a new health behaviour that would benefit their wellbeing. Some examples include a wish to stop smoking, eating a balanced diet or getting rid of a sedentary lifestyle. Many psychologists have been trying to find a model that would help people fight these kinds of unwanted health behaviours. One of such is the Transtheoretical model of behavioural change (TTM) which will be the main focus of this essay. Specifically, how one’s sedentary lifestyle can be changed by bringing out a systematic exercising routine using TTM.
According to the Social Cognitive Theory, changing a behavior is a function of individual characteristics: a person’s sense of self efficacy about the new behavior, their confidence and overcoming barriers. The person’s behavioral capability, expectations and expectancies, their level of self-control and emotional coping ability; environmental factors: the social and physical environment surrounding individuals. The behavior of others (“modeling”) and the consequences of that behavior, which result in vicarious learning. The situation in which the behavior takes place, and perceptions of the situation by individuals. Reinforcements (negative or positive) that are given to individuals in response to the behavior; the interactive process of reciprocal determinism where a person acts based on individual factors and social/environmental cues, receives a response from that environment, adjust behavior, acts again and so on (Edberg, 2015). Ensuring that patients receive social skills training, self-efficacy boost, an educational component and vicarious learning is in alignment with the social cognitive theory. Unfortunately, there are certain regions that suffer from health and socioeconomic disparities that lead to extraordinarily poor health outcomes that would benefit from the implementation of the social cognitive
The Transtheoretical Model is used to understand how individuals change health behaviors. Use of this model aids in developing interventions, appropriate for each stage of the change process. The model includes a total of six stages of change, which are: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and termination (Glanz, Rimer, & Viswanath, 2015). During the precontemplation stage, individuals have no intentions of taking action to change their behaviors within the following six months. During the contemplation stage individuals have an intention to change their behavior within the next six months. Individuals of the preparation stage, intend to take action to change the health behavior within the next 30 days. Action
I was never conscious about my health till high school. It was during high school that I developed a mental model. I learned the consequences of the food that I consume daily. I often ate fast foods and soon I started to gain weight. I gain this weight very quickly and my activity level went down drastically. My weight gain affected my confidence and that’s when I began to be aware of my health in a positive way. I stopped eating fast foods, I worked out everyday and soon I was back to my normal weight. This experience has taught me what it means to take care of your body. My mental model begin with my weight struggle and it turned into me having a healthy life style.