ABSTRACT
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 client’s values and at least one of their unhealthy habits.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |23 pages
The Need to Change Health Behavior
chapter |13 pages
Challenges of Changing Health Behavior
part |29 pages
Theoretical Foundations and Support
chapter |7 pages
Psychological Benefits of Physical Activity
part |43 pages
Describing the Disconnected Values Model
chapter |5 pages
Negative Habits
chapter |4 pages
Performance Barriers
chapter |6 pages
Perceived Benefits, Costs, and Consequences
chapter |4 pages
Values
chapter |4 pages
Disconnects between Negative Habits and Core Values
chapter |19 pages
Determining and Carrying Out an Action Plan
part |13 pages
Adherence and Compliance to New Healthy Habits
chapter |6 pages
Adherence and Compliance to Healthy Habits
chapter |6 pages
Steps for Achieving Adherence to New (Healthy) Habits
part |25 pages
Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies That Promote Healthy Habits
chapter |6 pages
Defining and Explaining Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies
chapter |4 pages
Cognitive Strategies for Health Behavior Change
chapter |14 pages
Behavioral Strategies for Health Behavior Change
part |41 pages
Personal Factors That Influence Health Behavior Change