PFW 117 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reward System
18 Feb 2017
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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease. Healthy life expectancy is the number of years a person is expected to live in good health. Wellness - an integrated and dynamic level of functioning oriented toward maximizing potential, dependent on self-responsibility. Making the plan step 1: identify a smart goal. The decision to move to the next stage is based on weight given to pros and cons. Pros - positive aspects of changing behavior, facilitators of change. Cons - negative aspects of changing behavior, barriers to change. Step 3 identifying the stage of change. Individuals are not even considering a change in their behavior. Individuals are either uninformed about the consequences or demoralized about the chances of change. Denial is very common at this stage. Individuals have a sense of awareness about their problem behavior.
