Autonomy
Acting in accordance with how one wants to behave.
Third Space
A communal space, separate from home or work, where the client
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Behavior Change Techniques (BCTs)
Client interventions that are used to change some determinant of behavior.
Self-Efficacy
One's belief that they can complete a task, goal, or performance; also known as self-confidence.
Self-Monitoring
Observing, measuring, and evaluating one's own behavior, often in the form of a diary or log.
Determinants Of Behavior
Refers to the psychological, social, or environmental factors that influence behavior.
Intention
A construct that captures motivational factors that influence behavior. It indicates how hard people are willing to try and how much effort they are planning to exert.
Self-Determination Theory
A broad theoretical framework for the study of human motivation.
Autonomous Motivation
When motives for exercise relate to valuing the outcome, when exercise is consistent with the client's identity, or when the client enjoys exercise.
Planning
A concrete representation of when and where exercise will occur.
Attitudes
The degree to which a person has a favorable or unfavorable evaluation of the behavior of interest.
Outcome Expectations
The expected positive and negative consequences of a behavior.
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Stress
The state of mental or emotional tension from demanding circumstances.
Perceived Behavioral Control
An evaluation of whether one has the means, resources, and opportunities to perform a behavior.
Affective Judgement
Referring to expected pleasure or enjoyment.
Subjective Norms
Belief that an important person or group of people will approve and support a behavior.
Precontemplation
Client does not exercise and is not planning to start exercising within 6 months.
Contemplation
When a person is thinking about implementing change but has not yet taken any steps to get started; an individual may take action within the next 6 months.
Preparation
The client intends to act in the near future, usually within the next month.
Action
The client has made specific modifications in their exercise routine within the past 6 months.
Maintenance
The client has been exercising for more than 6 months and is working to prevent relapse.
Decisional Balance
Reflects the clients' weighing of the pros and cons of changing.
Empathy
The ability to identify with another person's feelings, attitudes, or thoughts.
Rapport
A relationship in which two people understand each other's ideas, have respect for one another, and communicate well.
Reflective Listening
The process of seeking to understand the meaning of the speaker's words and restating the idea back to the speaker to confirm that they were understood correctly.
Active Listening
Listening style that involves having genuine interest in what the speaker is saying; requires the listener to fully concentrate to understand the speaker's message.
Closed-Ended Questions
Directive questions that can be answered with one word, typically a yes or no.
Open-Ended Questions
Nondirective questions that can't be answered with a simple yes or no; they require critical thinking to formulate a response.
Collecting Summaries
Short sentences that continue the client's thoughts and add momentum to the conversation.
Linking Summaries
Summaries that tie together information the client has presented, perhaps even from previous sessions.
Transitional Summaries
Summaries used to wrap up a session or announce a shift in focus.
Affirmations
Positive statements about character strengths.
Motivational Interviewing
Client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence.
Self-Discrepancy
An internal conflict that occurs when an individual compares their actual self with their ideal self.
Sustain Talk
Talk that represents and predicts movement away from change.
Change Talk
Talk that reflects movement of the person toward behavior change.
Outcome Goals
Goals focused on the end result.
Process Goals
Tasks that are pursued to reach a final outcome.
Implementation Intentions
A behavior change technique that links a goal-directed response to situational cues by specifying when, where, and how to act. [Show Less]