88. A primary purpose of developing a personal contract for behaviour change is to
A. commit you to your word of behaviour modification.
B. notify others of your intent to change your behaviour.
C. prioritize the behaviours that you are considering changing.
D. assess your motivation for changing a health behaviour.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
89. Writing a contract for behaviour change involves all of the following, EXCEPT
A. setting a date to begin.
B. clearly stating your goal.
C. identifying the steps to be used to measure progress.
D. identifying the consequences of failure to reach the established goal.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
90. Someone you know at work who is attempting to lose weight has been repeatedly "derailed" by coworkers who bring high-calorie snacks to work every day. It would be fair to say that this person does NOT
A. want to change.
B. have the support to change.
C. have the skills to change.
D. have the knowledge to change.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe the influence of gender; ethnicity; income; disability; family history; and environment on health.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
91. Information from a health journal maintained after a behaviour change plan is put into action should be used to do all of the following, EXCEPT
A. track progress.
B. identify barriers to progress.
C. make revisions in the plan.
D. identify new behaviours to change.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
92. Obstacles in the process of behaviour change
A. are a sign of failure in the pursuit of a new behaviour.
B. should be avoided, if possible, in the pursuit of a new behaviour.
C. are a natural part of the process.
D. often cause us to settle for a level of success that is less than our original goal.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
93. The most constructive response to a temporary setback in the pursuit of a new behaviour is
A. not tolerating temporary failure.
B. increasing rewards to make efforts more worthwhile.
C. accepting the blame for failing if you return to your old behaviour.
D. accepting the fact that problems may periodically occur.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-06 Describe the steps in creating a behaviour-management plan to change a health-related behaviour.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
94. Which of the following is a positive social influence on health behaviours?
A. personal skills
B. attitudes
C. supportive friends
D. money
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-03 Describe the influence of gender; ethnicity; income; disability; family history; and environment on health.
Topic: 01-13 Developing Skills for Change: Creating a Personalized Plan
95. Which of the following is NOT a recommended strategy for maintaining behaviour change?
A. assessing stress levels
B. rationalizing
C. evaluating social influences