Health and Behavior Change Quiz 4

In pre-contemplation

If someone has not given any thought to changing his/her behavior, according to the Transtheoretical Model this person is

True

Instruction from a physician is more successful in changing behavior of people with an external locus of control than in people with an internal locus of control

False

People in the preparation stage of the Transtheoretical Model, are actively changing their behavior and preparing ways to sustain it once the change is complete

People attribute internal or external factors to why they succeeded or failed at a certain task. Some-times we assign causation just for the sake of having an explanation. Other times, we need to attribute a cause because it helps us psychologically deal with a specific event (Weiner, 1985).Then there are times when it's important for us to understand why a certain event happened because we want to have it happen again (repeated success), or if it was something negative (failure), we want to change what we did so it won't happen again

The underlying concept of Attribution Theory is that

the extent to which people believe they have control over events in their lives. Locus of control comes in two flavors: internal and external. A

What is locus of control?

likely dramatic relief

When a teenager shares he is uncomfortable joining a gym because people will watch him exercise and will laugh at his out of shape body, this is consistent with which of the following processes of change in the Transtheoretical Model

(Relaxation strategies (for stress), assertiveness training (for peer pressure), nicotine replacement (for cigarette smoking) use of positive self-statements, desensitization activities)

Which of the following is an example of the Transtheoretical Model process of counter -conditioning

(Establish self-help groups, avoidance training, environmental restructuring to support the new behavior and diminish the old triggers)

Which of the following is an example of the stimulus control process of change in the Transtheoretical Model for someone who changes to a vegetarian diet

causal controllability

is the extent to which a per-son can willfully change or has volitional control over a cause

Using the Transtheoretical Model as the basis for a behavior change intervention entails

the stages of change (Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance) and the processes of change and self-efficacy

Explain how internal and external locus of control differ

A person with an internal locus of control believes events happen as a result of something within himself or herself (e.g., skill, intelligence, desire, commitment, work ethic, values, or beliefs), attributes over which the person has control. A person with an external locus of control believes events happen because of things outside the realm of personal control or because of things in the environment.

True

According to Attribution Theory, if the cause of a behavior is known, then the cause can be avoided and the behavior changed

before people can begin to think about making a behavior change, they have to recognize they have a behavior that needs to be changed. That's

According to the Transtheoretical Model, in order for behavior to change, which of the following conditions have to be met

True

Attribution Theory explains that in order to change behavior the cause of the behavior must be known

self reevaluation, social liberation, helping relationships, and dramatic relief are all possibilities

In an effort to move people from the contemplation stage of the Transtheoretical Model to the next stage, which of the following processes would be appropriate to use

The preparation stage begins once the decision to change is made.

In the Transtheoretical Model, before a person can move from contemplation to the next stage, which of the following must occur?

Maintenance

In using the Transtheoretical Model to help people quit smoking, in which stage is the focus on preventing relapse?

True

The construct of stability in Attribution Theory refers to the extent to which the cause of a particular behavior is consistent or inconsistent, whether it is always the same or if it changes

Internal stable causes

ability or aptitude

internal unstable causes

effort or mood