Changing habits, particularly habits that are self-destructive and unhealthy, is among the most challenging goals of therapists and coaches who work with clients in promoting a healthier lifestyle. The purpose of this book is to "help the helper," that is, to assist the person whose professional mission it is to provide a service that enables clients or patients to acknowledge their unhealthy habits and to replace them with more desirable, healthier routines. It focuses on the power of helping clients identify: (1) the inconsistency between their core values what they consider most important in life with one or more unhealthy habits, (2) the costs and long-term consequences of this inconsistency, called a "disconnect" in the model, and (3) their willingness to conclude that the consequences of this inconsistency is unacceptable. At that stage, (4) clients should be prepared to work with a coach in developing and carrying out an action plan that aims to remove the disconnect between the clients values and at least one of their unhealthy habits.
| Preface |
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PART I The Need to Change Health Behavior |
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1 Explaining the Causes of Unhealthy Habits: Our Self-Destructive Nature |
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2 Challenges of Changing Health Behavior |
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PART II Theoretical Foundations and Support |
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3 Psychological Benefits of Physical Activity |
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4 Strengths and Limitations of Existing Theories and Models in Health Behavior Change |
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5 Theoretical and Empirical Support for the Disconnected Values Model |
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PART III Describing the Disconnected Values Model |
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8 Perceived Benefits, Costs, and Consequences |
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10 Disconnects between Negative Habits and Core Values |
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76 | (4) |
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11 Determining and Carrying Out an Action Plan |
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PART IV Adherence and Compliance to New Healthy Habits |
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12 Adherence and Compliance to Healthy Habits |
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13 Steps for Achieving Adherence to New (Healthy) Habits |
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PART V Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies That Promote Healthy Habits |
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14 Defining and Explaining Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies |
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15 Cognitive Strategies for Health Behavior Change |
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16 Behavioral Strategies for Health Behavior Change |
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PART VI Personal Factors That Influence Health Behavior Change |
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17 Personal Qualities That Promote Healthy Habits |
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18 Personal Qualities That Inhibit Healthy Habits |
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146 | (7) |
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19 Role of Spirituality in Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle |
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153 | (11) |
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20 Sample Applications of the Disconnected Values Model |
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| Additional Readings |
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| Appendix A Sample Client Workbook for Applying the Disconnected Values Model |
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| Appendix B Exerciser Checklist: Guidelines for High Quality Exercise Experiences |
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| Index |
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Mark H. Anshel is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He received a degree in physical education from Illinois State University (B.S.) and degrees from McGill University (M.A.) and Florida State University (Ph.D.) in performance psychology. He has authored over 140 research articles published in scientific journals, 14 book chapters, and 10 books, including Applied Health Fitness Psychology (2014). Over the past 15 years, he developed, validated, and authored research articles on the Disconnected Values Model.
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