CHANGING DIETARY BEHAVIOUR

Question 1

whats the emotional-eating theory ?

Answer 1

Eating in response to emotional arousal states (e.g anger,fear or anxiety)

Question 2

whats the external-eating theory ?

Answer 2

Described as an individual who is over-responsive to food-related cues (e.g. sight and smell)

Question 3

whats the restrained-eating theory ?

Answer 3

Defined as a cycle of restriction and indulgence in overeating as a reaction to the stresses and demands of chronic dieting.

Question 4

list the 3 most common eating behaviour tools :

Answer 4

The Dutch Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (DEBQ)
Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ)
Restrained Scale

Question 5

define behaviour

Answer 5

anything a person does in response to internal or external events, physical events that occur in the body and are controlled by the brain
e.g taking a bottle of water to gym
NOT intending to do so

EATING IS A BEHAVIOUR

Question 6

whats the DONE framework ?

Answer 6

Categorises determinants of eating behaviour into 4 main categories :
Individual - biological, demographic, psychological, situational
Interpersonal - cultural and social
Environment - product, micro (portion sizes, eating environment), macro (characteristics of lying area, market prices )
Policy - industry regulations, government

Question 7

whats the theory of planned behaviour

Answer 7

Attitudes, subjective norms (surrounding and what we are used to) and perceived behaviour control impact intention which impact the overall behaviour.

Question 9

whats the COM-B model

Answer 9

Behaviours are influenced by :

capabilities - our physical (skills) and psychological (knowledge) abilities to cook a healthy meal

Motivation into two types
Reflective motivation: do more consciously - planning meals
Automatic motivation: understand we aren’t always rational, how habits influence behavior

Opportunity- what’s available to us, our cooking facilities, social influences

Question 10

whats a behaviour change technique ?

Answer 10

a specific, observable action used to influence behaviour.
> goal setting, weekly feedback, adding objects to the environment

Question 11

whats a behaviour change strategy ?

Answer 11

the broader, planned approach that combines multiple techniques to achieve change.
> going on 3 walks a day, adding vitamin D supplemts into the diet