Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Smoking Cessation, Transtheoretical Model

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Dr.Jeannie Samuel

Document Summary

Class 3 note taking charge of your health. Science versus health promotion: science full of ifs , buts , maybes . Messages designed to influence behaviour must be clear & unequivocal. Scientific proof of cause-and-effect relationships between lifestyle and illness/death fraught with disagreement: easy for those who abuse health to find scientific" excuse. Many health problems require action now must use available information to take action. How do you reach wellness: examine your current health behaviours, choose a target behaviour, obtain accurate information about your target behaviour, important for setting goals, find outside help. How can you change health-related behaviours: examine pros and cons of change, success = benefits outweigh costs, boost self-efficacy. January 12th, 2017: your belief in your ability to successfully take action and perform a specific task , develop an internal locus of control (source of responsibility, use visualization and self-talk, obtain social support/find role models.