BPK 458 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Medical History, Social Cognitive Theory, Smoking Cessation

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 458
• Professor: Eugene Chu

Document Summary

Main duties in counselling for prevention/management of cardiovascular disease. Education: on disease, how risk factors impact disease, how to manage risk factor/symptoms/lifestyle. Awareness: of disease status, risk of disease, risk factors, lifestyle behaviours. Behavioural change: facilitate change in attitudes and behaviours in order to reduce risks. Different methods of counselling needed based on patient"s personalities. Counselling success is measured by client"s success. It is important to establish relationships with patients based on trust and rapport. Numerous theories for counseling/behavioural change: social cognitive behavioural theory, motivational interviewing, transtheoretical model of change (stages of change, feminist, humanistic, existential. View people as proactive rather than reactive, who can self-regulate. Recognizes importance of: behavioural factors, environmental factors and personal factors. Altering any or all of these factors can influence a person"s beliefs and behaviours. Essentially one"s confidence in themselves to perform a particular action. Provides foundation for human motivation, well-being and personal accomplishment.