Personal Behavior Change Plan – PowerPoint Presentation

Identify the wellness dimension you want to improve. Explain why you chose this dimension. In your response, describe your previous assessments and examine at least three lifestyle factors (diet, exercise, substance use, etc.) responsible for low assessment results in the dimension of wellness you chose to improve.

The Financial dimension is my worst area out of all of them. As of right now I am working on my financial wellness. However this goes back to the spiritual doubt, every time I start to build up my financial foundation something comes crashing down on it and then my savings is depleted. Life in general is a factor. I have a child in college and a 12-year-old daughter. Vehicles pay a part in the weakness of financial freedom. Not to mention I am in the military and in comparison the military does not make anything close to the civilian market

Describe the health risks and diseases associated with your current behaviors. Explain how your current behaviors would lead to these negative consequences if left unchanged.

Stress which could cause headaches and heart problems.

Stress can cause a heart attack, hypertension and even stroke in some instances.

Tension headaches can be cause by stress

Review the Stages of Change (Transtheoretical model) in Chapter 1 of your course textbook. Explain this model and discuss your readiness to change. Include which stage of change you are in currently and why you feel this way.

The Stages of Change model 4 shows that, for most persons, a change in behavior occurs gradually, with the patient moving from being uninterested, unaware or unwilling to make a change (pre-contemplation), to considering a change (contemplation), to deciding and preparing to make a change. Understanding change gradually occurs over four stages.Pre-contemplation stage- people don’t consider changing.Contemplation stage- people are undecided about changing.Preparation stage- people in this stage are preparing to make a change and may attempt small experimental changes.Action stage- actual actions to stop smoking are demonstrated. I am in the action stage. I have been preparing and I have been executing on a consistent and regular basis.

Imagine that you were ready to plan for change, and identify three behaviors you could adopt to decrease your health risk and improve your specified dimension of wellness. Use the previous information to help with your selection.

Spiritual 10- I could do better however I have doubts about spiritual things.Occupational 8- I feel comfortable and content. Financial 9- This is my worst area out of all of them. As of right now I am working on my financial wellness. However this goes back to the spiritual doubt, every time I start to build up my financial foundation something comes crashing down on it and then my savings is depleted.

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