8.1.3 Self-Efficacy Theory

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  • Match the impact of self-efficacy with its description:
    High Self-Efficacy ↔️ Adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
    Low Self-Efficacy ↔️ Avoid or abandon healthy behaviors
  • How does self-efficacy affect motivation and perseverance?
    Increases both
  • Self-efficacy affects health behaviors by influencing an individual's motivation and perseverance
  • High self-efficacy leads individuals to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.
  • Match the self-efficacy level with its impact on health behaviors:
    High self-efficacy ↔️ Adopting a diet plan
    Low self-efficacy ↔️ Giving up on exercise
  • Arrange the four sources of self-efficacy in the order they typically influence behavior:
    1️⃣ Mastery Experiences
    2️⃣ Vicarious Experiences
    3️⃣ Verbal Persuasion
    4️⃣ Emotional and Physiological States
  • Achieving small successes builds confidence through mastery
  • Observing others succeed enhances self-efficacy through vicarious experiences.
  • What is the role of verbal persuasion in improving self-efficacy?
    Positive reinforcement
  • Managing stress and anxiety improves self-efficacy through emotional and physiological states
  • Breaking down a large task into smaller steps is an example of creating mastery experiences.
  • Applying self-efficacy theory to health interventions involves enhancing an individual's belief in their ability to adopt healthy behaviors
  • What type of strategy involves teaching stress management techniques to improve self-efficacy?
    Emotional and physiological states
  • Gradually increasing exercise intensity is an example of mastery experiences in health interventions.
  • Praising progress in a fitness program is an example of verbal persuasion in health interventions.
  • Match the self-efficacy strategy with its example in a health intervention:
    Mastery Experiences ↔️ Gradually increasing exercise
    Verbal Persuasion ↔️ Praising fitness progress
    Emotional States ↔️ Teaching relaxation techniques
  • What are two examples of strategies used in a smoking cessation program to apply self-efficacy theory?
    Vicarious experiences ||| Verbal persuasion
  • Applying self-efficacy theory to health interventions involves enhancing an individual's belief in their ability to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
  • What is self-efficacy?
    Belief in ability to succeed
  • Self-efficacy reflects confidence in one's ability to exert control over one's own motivation, behavior, and social environment
  • A key component of self-efficacy is the belief in one's ability to succeed.
  • What are the four sources of self-efficacy?
    1️⃣ Mastery Experiences
    2️⃣ Vicarious Experiences
    3️⃣ Verbal Persuasion
    4️⃣ Emotional and Physiological States
  • Which source of self-efficacy is considered the most powerful?
    Mastery Experiences
  • Vicarious experiences enhance self-efficacy by observing others succeed, especially if the observer perceives similarities to the model.
  • Positive reinforcement or encouragement falls under the source of self-efficacy known as verbal persuasion
  • Match the self-efficacy strategy with its description:
    Mastery Experiences ↔️ Achieving small successes
    Vicarious Experiences ↔️ Observing others succeed
    Verbal Persuasion ↔️ Positive reinforcement
    Emotional and Physiological States ↔️ Managing stress and anxiety
  • What is the definition of self-efficacy according to the study material?
    Belief in ability to succeed
  • A key component of self-efficacy is confidence to overcome barriers
  • A person with high self-efficacy might believe they can lose weight by following a regular exercise plan.
  • Order the four sources of self-efficacy from most to least impactful:
    1️⃣ Mastery Experiences
    2️⃣ Vicarious Experiences
    3️⃣ Verbal Persuasion
    4️⃣ Emotional and Physiological States
  • What is an example of a mastery experience that can increase self-efficacy?
    Learning to ride a bike
  • Receiving praise from a coach for improved performance is an example of verbal persuasion
  • Match the source of self-efficacy with its example:
    Mastery Experiences ↔️ Learning to ride a bike
    Vicarious Experiences ↔️ Watching a friend in a marathon
    Verbal Persuasion ↔️ Praise from a coach
    Emotional and Physiological States ↔️ Feeling relaxed during a presentation
  • How does high self-efficacy influence health behaviors?
    Increases motivation and perseverance
  • Individuals with low self-efficacy may abandon healthy behaviors due to perceived difficulty
  • What two factors does self-efficacy influence in health behaviors?
    Motivation and perseverance
  • Individuals with high self-efficacy are more likely to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
  • Low self-efficacy can lead individuals to abandon healthy behaviors due to perceived difficulty.
  • Match the self-efficacy level with its impact on health behaviors:
    High ↔️ Adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
    Low ↔️ Avoid or abandon healthy behaviors
  • Self-efficacy involves confidence in controlling one's behavior and environment