HLTH 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Goal Setting, Motivation, Margaret Harris
7 May 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Health 200
T/Th 2:30pm-3:45pm
Lisa DuPree, Jamie Hamblin, Dr. Margaret Harris
Tuesday, 2/20/18
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Egagig i Proatie Health Behaiors: A Goal Proess
• First part of the process is creating a health and wellness vision
o What the future could look like based on your wants or needs
o What is possible for me in the future?
• Setting a goal around what you need to do to take steps towards that vision
• Goal types
o Outcome goals
▪ Focused on the end result
▪ Achieved by strategies or tasks
▪ You might not have control over all the variables needed to get to that
goal
▪ You want to have smaller performance related steps to reaching that
outcome goal
▪ Ex) I want to lose 20 pounds
o Performance goals
▪ Focused on long term behavior change
▪ Something more performance related is more achievable
▪ You have more control over the outcome of the goal
• You have a set plan to follow every day
▪ Ex) I want to eat a more daily balanced diet (getting the right amount of
fruits and vegetables) and exercise 3 times a week
• Goal setting principles
o Difficulty
▪ Set challenging goals to motivate yourself, but also goals that are not so
overwhelming that they cannot be accomplished
o Individuality
▪ Goals must be tailored to your preferences and your resources
o Feedback
▪ You need a progress tracker
o Written record
▪ This can be used to keep you accountable
▪ This can help you track your progress and allows you to reflect
o Progress assessment
• Gap analysis
o Gap= (where you want to be) – (where you are)
o Aareess of gaps ad hat a ipat our gaps
▪ Data (assessments, biometrics, surveys)
• Weight, blood pressure, etc.- things that you can track overtime
▪ Assessing your values and beliefs
▪ Expectations
▪ Confidence/importance ratings of your goals
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