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BIO-1156 Wellness and Health Issues - Lethbridge College
Behavior Change Assessment
Research has indicated that it takes at least 21 days of consistent daily effort to form a new habit and make it part of your daily routine (FI Informer, 2007). The key of course, is to first identify the habit that you would like to change and then focus on that habit for 21 consecutive days. The hope is to identify, experience, and see some improvement in your overall wellness.
PART 1: IDENTIFYING YOURBEHAVIOR
Part 1 a: Identifying your Target Behavior
The first part of this assignment will be completing Behavior Assessment Activities from your Health Action Plan ("Your Target Behaviors"& "Understanding your Target Behavior") These assessments can help you to identify a behavior that you might select to change, as well as barriers that may interfere with your progress.
Part 1b: Establishing Baseline
Once you have chosen a behavior to focus on (this MUST be specific), you will need to take a baseline frequency rating of this behavior over the period of one week. For example: if your target behavior is to quit smoking, you will need to identify a unit of measurement - such as one cigarette smoked = 1 unit. You will then simply observe and record the frequency with which you participate in this behavior. Graph your frequency on a chart and include it in your assignment.
Part 1c: History
Now that you are aware of your frequency of engaging in this behavior, you will reflect on your history with behavior change - have you ever considered changing this behavior? have you tried to make change previously?what stage of change are you currently in? etc., and reflect on why you would like to make this healthy change. Include any personal insights and observations that you have about your reason for wanting to change this behavior. You might want to answer questions such as; What are the consequences of this behavior? How will my life be improved/different if I change this behavior?
Part 1d: Why is Changing This Behavior Important? The Research
Here you will provide supporting evidence from the literature as to the positive health effects of changing this behavior. This section will support the answers to the above questions (What are the consequences of this behavior? How will my life be improved/different if I change this behavior?)Include two (2) scholarly references supporting your behavior change.
Attachment:- Wellness and Health Issues.rar