Question

Directions: You are health educators that are developing an intervention to encourage people to adopt and maintain a fitness regimen. For each of the constructs list below, describe activities that you would develop and a rationale for why you think these would work based on the related SCT constructs. Self-efficacy - A person must have confidence. What contributes to confidence? Rationale Related Constructs Activities Goals - Behaviors are meant to achieve a goal. What influences behavior? Related Constructs Rationale Activities

Answer 1

Self efficacy is one's belief of their capability which leads to certain achievements.

Activities: 1. Help the client to gain happiness and positive thoughts about exercise. Construct is self efficacy . Rationale : By planning new exercises with dancing may bring happiness and enhance the positivity of the clients which may also fulfill the fitness needs.

Activities: 2. Encourage your client to join a group performing exercises or woden his exercise network. Construct is self efficacy. Rationale: It can improve communication, social support which may clear the boredom if caused by doing exercises regularly.

Goals are very important in our lives to aim at and achieve .

Activities:1.Help the client to plan for a weight loss of about some pounds in a limited time.Construct is goal setting. Rationale: Goal setting should be measurable and attainable, this goal may help the client loss some pounds in a specific time and can be measured to find whether he achieved it . This may improve confidence level .

Activities 2. Advice the client to have documentation of his outcomes in his exercise regimen. Construct is goal setting . Rationale: This can include what exercises they did and keep a note of challenges carried out . This always helps to stay positive and motivated.