Question

identify a health behavior change theory that may apply to the specific health behavior you have targeted for changing.

1. describe how you think it applies as a factor of social condition, and may be useful in explaining your previous behavior.

2. provide substantial depth and specific details in this section.

3. address how the theory in general relates, and explain how the various theory contructs may or may not apply to your situation

Answer 1

Health Belief Model is one of the theoretical model used to change the behavior of an individual by promoting health and preventing disease. It is one of the best model used to change the specific behavior of an individual. In this, I used to change the behavior of unhealthy eating habits thereby reducing the risk of obesity.

1. Health belief model helps to focus on social factors that influence on unhealthy eating habits and individuals beliefs and preferences on eating. HBM also explains the relation between the individual perceives on eating habits and threats to the disease. HBM helps to identify the barriers that interpret with positive healthy eating habits.

2. Health Belief Model is a psychological model helps to assess the health needs of an individual and to determine the risk associated with individual behavior. Able to analyze the Health issues associated with individual risk behavior. Identify the perceived risk behavior activities. It helps to eliminate the barriers and to improve health promotion and prevent obesity.

3. Health Belief Model is the person's willingness to change the behavior of the patient. It is closely associated with a social cognitive theory which helps to improve self-efficacy and self-control in changing behavior by understanding the skills in changing the new behavior. Social cognition model also promotes reinforcement by promoting rewards to encourage the individual to achieve a certain behavior.