Assignment: Module 2: Healthy Behavior Change - Discussion

HLTH 101: Health for Adult Living
2015-01-24T01:15:25Z

Due:

Creating Healthy Behaviors and Setting Goals

Discussion Forum

Outcomes

Discuss the process of creating healthy behavior change

Create a SMART Goal and Action Plan

Activities

1. Read Chapter One, Wellness, Self-Responsibility and Love.

2. View the presentation on Healthy Behavior Change here: Click Here

3. Complete the exercise on page 23: "Here I Am."

4. Develop a SMART Goal and Action Plan

Assessment

Complete parts 1, 2, and 3 below. Then contribute your responses in the Module Discussion Forum according to the criteria in the syllabus. As part of your Reply Posts, suggest one additional action step that might help your classmate succeed.

Part 1: Discuss

1. Compare your two selves as instructed, and discuss your results. What is realistically changeable and what is not?

2. Comment on specific behaviors you have attempted to change in the past and which strategies were either effective or ineffective for you.

3. Refer back to the results of your Wellness Index. Identify one specific dimensions of wellness that you like to address at this time. Include where you are on the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) scale for each area (in the presentation link above).

Part 2: Set a SMART Goal

The next part of your discussion is to set a SMART goal by selecting ONE behavior that is realistic for you to modify at this time in your life. (Remember to choose an action, not a result.) Write one goal in SMART format that addresses this SPECIFIC behavior. A SMART goal is:

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time Frame

Samples of SMART goals: I will eat at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day Monday –Thursday by the end of the term. I will start with eating 2 servings this week. Each week I am successful, I will allow myself to rent a movie.

I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day Monday-Friday. Each week I am successful I will download a new iTunes song.

These examples are SPECIFIC, can be MEASURED, are ACHIEVABLE, REALISTIC, and have a TIME-FRAME. KEEP IT SIMPLE!

Part 3: Devise an Action Plan

The third and final step is to come up with 3-5 action steps to ensure you meet your goal. Write strategies that are personalized and specific to you. These are the specific steps you will take to ensure you successfully accomplish your SMART goal.

Examples of action steps:

I will carry a 32 ounce refillable bottle of water with me to class each day.

I will refill the bottle between English and Health class.

I will not carry change for the soda machine so that I am not tempted.

I will set reminders in my cell phone.

I will challenge my friend, Sara, to do it with me.

Criteria

For maximum points, your posts must follow the discussion criteria outlined in the syllabus, and meet the following guidelines:

Goal is specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and has a treat/reward component.

Goal language is clear, concise, definitive (I will).

Goal only targets ONE specific action.

Steps are comprehensive, personalized and detailed.

Steps directly support the goal. Steps are different from each other.

At least one step is an accountability step.

Creating Healthy Behaviors and Setting Goals

Discussion Forum

Outcomes

Discuss the process of creating healthy behavior change

Create a SMART Goal and Action Plan

Activities

1. Read Chapter One, Wellness, Self-Responsibility and Love.

2. View the presentation on Healthy Behavior Change here: Click Here

3. Complete the exercise on page 23: "Here I Am."

4. Develop a SMART Goal and Action Plan

Assessment

Complete parts 1, 2, and 3 below. Then contribute your responses in the Module Discussion Forum according to the criteria in the syllabus. As part of your Reply Posts, suggest one additional action step that might help your classmate succeed.

Part 1: Discuss

1. Compare your two selves as instructed, and discuss your results. What is realistically changeable and what is not?

2. Comment on specific behaviors you have attempted to change in the past and which strategies were either effective or ineffective for you.

3. Refer back to the results of your Wellness Index. Identify one specific dimensions of wellness that you like to address at this time. Include where you are on the Transtheoretical Model (Stages of Change) scale for each area (in the presentation link above).

Part 2: Set a SMART Goal

The next part of your discussion is to set a SMART goal by selecting ONE behavior that is realistic for you to modify at this time in your life. (Remember to choose an action, not a result.) Write one goal in SMART format that addresses this SPECIFIC behavior. A SMART goal is:

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

Realistic

Time Frame

Samples of SMART goals: I will eat at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day Monday –Thursday by the end of the term. I will start with eating 2 servings this week. Each week I am successful, I will allow myself to rent a movie.

I will drink at least 64 ounces of water a day Monday-Friday. Each week I am successful I will download a new iTunes song.

These examples are SPECIFIC, can be MEASURED, are ACHIEVABLE, REALISTIC, and have a TIME-FRAME. KEEP IT SIMPLE!

Part 3: Devise an Action Plan

The third and final step is to come up with 3-5 action steps to ensure you meet your goal. Write strategies that are personalized and specific to you. These are the specific steps you will take to ensure you successfully accomplish your SMART goal.

Examples of action steps:

I will carry a 32 ounce refillable bottle of water with me to class each day.

I will refill the bottle between English and Health class.

I will not carry change for the soda machine so that I am not tempted.

I will set reminders in my cell phone.

I will challenge my friend, Sara, to do it with me.

Criteria

For maximum points, your posts must follow the discussion criteria outlined in the syllabus, and meet the following guidelines:

Goal is specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and has a treat/reward component.

Goal language is clear, concise, definitive (I will).

Goal only targets ONE specific action.

Steps are comprehensive, personalized and detailed.

Steps directly support the goal. Steps are different from each other.

At least one step is an accountability step.