Module Name: Applications and Professional Skills in Health Psychology Module Code: USPJVU-30-M Module Leader: Julian Bath Student Number: 15026329 Word Limit: 1500 words Word Count: 1498 words (excluding the headings‚ Model‚ References and Appendix) SELF- APPLICATION OF ‘BEHAVIOUR CHANGE MODEL’ Chosen behaviour to change My primary goal was to reduce sedentary behaviour (playing an iPad game ‘HeartStone’) and increase vigorous activities (going to the gym). In order to maintain health
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Children are the windows for the next generation. They are those who consume as well as reproduce resources left by the older generation. According to the law of nature‚ children are the ones who are supposed to lead to future world and ones for the continuity of next generation. In this 21st century‚ with new lifestyles including technology and more occupied society‚ younger children are increasingly becoming more vulnerable than older generation and one of the reason is obesity. The famous American
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According to Prochaska and DiClemente’s Behavioural Change model which takes the individual through step by step stages in order to change‚ Ava’s is at the contemplation stage. Here she is beginning to think about making changes‚ allowing her to move to the decision stage where she understands she is at risk‚ then needs to make decisions to change. This theory is also confirmed by Martin Fishbein and Icek Azjen (1975-1980) the theory of Reasoned Action‚ where it is proposed that intention is the
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Some people say that physical exercise should be a required part of every school day. Other people believe that students spend the whole day on academic studies. Which opinion do you agree with? Give specific reasons and details to support your answer. Today we are live in a world when millions of people attend schools every day. They plan to get knowledge required for their successful carrier. Some hold the opinion that schools should be concentrated on academic studies‚ while the others accent
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Cars as a metaphor for understanding obesity If we want to understand the accumulation of excess body fat‚ it’s tempting to focus our attention on the location that defines the condition: adipose tissue. Ultimately‚ the key question we want to answer is the following: why does fat enter adipose tissue faster than it exits? It follows that if we want to understand why obesity occurs‚ we should seek to understand the dynamics of fat trafficking in adipose tissue‚ and the factors that influence it
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Introduction Globally‚ obesity is a big health problem that not only results from poor food choices but also from eating disorders. For a very long time‚ the world’s Indigenous communities have been forgotten in the fight against obesity thus increasing its prevalence amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. For this group of people‚ obesity comes with so many burdens poor eating habits inclusive‚ which not only places financial constraints on them‚ but also contributes to the health
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According to the CDC‚ sickle cell disease is a hereditary disease where the red blood cells have an unusual shape that prevents them from moving easily through the blood vessels and satisfying their metabolic needs causing them to die faster. People with sickle cell disease often experience pain due to the sickle cell blocking the small blood vessels‚ anemia due to the low healthy blood cell count‚ and infections. Although it is impossible to obtain accurate information about everyone that has the
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High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a fructose-glucose liquid sweetener alternative to sucrose (common table sugar) first introduced to the food and beverage industry in the 1970s. It is not meaningfully different in composition or metabolism from other fructose-glucose sweeteners like sucrose‚ honey‚ and fruit juice concentrates. HFCS was widely embraced by food formulators‚ and its use grew between the mid-1970s and mid-1990s‚ principally as a replacement for sucrose. This was primarily because
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Health is wealth short speech You can add these points on your speech: Undoubtedly‚ health is better than wealth. But nowadays‚ many of us live sedentary lives. We come to school and remain seated most of the time for our lesson. When we go home‚ we spend a lot of time watching television or doing our revision. After a long time‚ we will suffer health problems. If you want to live a longer life‚ health care should be your own responsibility. Firstly‚ we should get a balanced diet every day. A balanced
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Valentin DRAGAN A model of Contextual Motivation in Physical Education: Using Constructs From Self-Determination and Achievement Goal Theories to Predict Physical Activity Intentions Martyn Standage‚ Joan L.Duda‚ and Nikos Ntoumanis Journal of Educational Psychology 2003‚ Vol 95‚ No. 1‚ 97-110 The increasing number of children and adults adopting sedentary lifestyles has become a growing concern in recent years. The lack of physical activity have great effects on the child’s health ‚being a significant
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