Health & Personal Wellness

Health & Personal Wellness

Assignment 1.2

Health Habit

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Date:

Directions: In this section you learned about the stages of change, the decision making model, and goal setting. Using the information you learned in the lessons, choose a health habit you would like to change and outline how you will make those changes.

This is the beginning of a semester-long assignment! You should work on this health habit/goal throughout the semester. In each section’s Reflection assignment, you will track your progress on the goal. For your final assignment in the course, you will evaluate your success.

Part I: Choose a Habit

After reviewing last week’s assignment, choose a health habit/goal that you would be willing to work on throughout the semester. The health habit can be from any of the dimensions of wellness (physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, social, or environmental).

1. What is the health habit you have chosen to work on? (1 point)

Part II: Stages of Change

Use the health habit you listed above to answer the questions in Parts II-IV.

2. What stage of change are you currently in? (1 point)

3. What influences could help you move to the next stage of change? (1 point)

Part III: Decision Making Model

4. Use the decision-making model to help you decide if you should make a change or not. Write at least one complete sentence for each of the steps below. Note: You will be completing Step 6, Evaluation, at the end of the semester. (2 points each step - 10 points)

a)  Step 1: Describe the situation:

b)  Step 2: Brainstorm possible actions to take:

c)  Step 3: Weigh the pros and cons of each option:

d)  Step 4: Evaluate your values:

e)  Step 5: Make your decision and take action:

Part IV: Health Habit Action Plan

5. Develop an action plan to help you change or improve your health habit. This will be referred to as your Health Habit Action Plan. (2 points each step – 12 points)

a)  Step 1: Specify goal:

b)  Step 2: Specify what needs to be done:

c)  Step 3: Specify your support system:

d)  Step 4: Specify your timeframe:

e)  Step 5: Specify how you will track progress: Hint: You will be tracking your progress in your weekly reflection papers. What is one other way you can track your progress?

f) Step 6: Specify a reward: