Understanding Behavior Change: Videos & Practice Problems

Maria is a single mother working a minimum wage job without vision insurance. Which factor is most likely to prevent her from getting an annual eye exam?

Jenna wants to start exercising regularly. She observed her roommate go for daily runs, thinks about how this could benefit her, and then begins jogging herself. This is an example of which model of health behavior change?

Which of the following activities is most likely to cultivate mindfulness? 

Which of the following actions is most consistent with practicing mindfulness? 

Which of the following best explains why mindfulness is described as "Living in the here and now"?

When considering strategies to reduce risky alcohol use, what does the Health Belief Model (HBM) identify as important, and what does the Social Cognitive Model (SCM) emphasize?

Identify the change model where personal factors, environmental influences, and behavior all interact with each other. 

Which behavior change model is designed to explain how individuals progress through a series of steps when modifying unhealthy behaviors? 

Which change model was designed to show how a person's beliefs about barriers and benefits can predict their likelihood of adopting a health behavior? 

In a mindfulness workshop, which popular practice would the instructor probably discourage? 

Which of the following is true regarding religious beliefs and practicing mindfulness? 

True or False: Studies associate mindfulness with increased religious belief.

Jenna has started tracking her daily sugar intake, swapped soda for water, and prepares healthy snacks each evening to take to work. According to the transtheoretical model of behavior change, which stage best describes Jenna's current status?

In the transtheoretical model of behavior change, which statement best describes someone in the precontemplation stage regarding smoking cessation?

Maria, age 30, refuses to wear sunscreen because she thinks skin cancer only affects people with very fair skin. This is an example of which factor of the health belief model?

True or False: Perception involves evaluating the relationship between an action, object or idea and an attribute associated with it.

Identify which statement below about mindfulness is correct.  

A college student moves from considering starting a regular walking routine to scheduling specific walks, buying proper shoes, and actually going on daily walks. This progression from thinking to doing illustrates which model of behavior change?

Which statement below best demonstrates a belief?

Which model best explains why a 45-year-old man refuses the annual influenza vaccine because he believes he "never gets the flu" and he worries about vaccine side effects?

Which model of health primarily focuses on biological causes, diagnosis, and medical treatment of disease rather than social or environmental influences?

Provide the six stages of the transtheoretical model in the correct sequential order.

True or False: In the early years of the 20th century, the social model was the main focus of health investigation.

True or False: Regular mindfulness meditation practice has been associated with improved attention span and memory.

True or False: Jon Kabat‑Zinn describes mindfulness as merely accepting and endorsing every thought and internal judgment that arises.

True or False: Rigorous scientific studies on the health effects of mindfulness have only been conducted rigorously in the last ten years.

True or False: According to the Health Belief Model, experiencing shortness of breath when climbing stairs can raise perceived susceptibility and act as a cue to action, motivating someone to consult a doctor.

True or False: According to Social Cognitive Theory, behavior change results from the reciprocal interaction of personal factors (such as thoughts), behaviors, and environmental influences.

Which statement best summarizes the difference between the constructs emphasized by the Health Belief Model (HBM), Social Cognitive Theory (SCT), and the Transtheoretical Model (TTM)?

Which statement best describes the purpose and key features of a behavior change contract and how it helps someone achieve a health-related goal?