First, briefly describe the specific health behavior you are addressing and why

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First, briefly describe the specific health behavior you are addressing and why you are addressing this behavior (e.g., your own attitudes, societal norms, medical information, fear of future illness).

Next, briefly describe the behavior-change approaches and supports that you think would be appropriate to maximize the chances of success (e.g., cognitive-behavioral elements, operant conditioning or reward systems, self-monitoring, social support, etc.).

How should stumbling blocks be addressed? Assuming success, how would you prevent relapse?

Explanation / Answer

I would like to address smoking behavior. Smoking is a preventable cause of death. Smoking behavior is developed either as a result of peer pressure or experimentalisation. Smoking causes various deliterious effects on health. Some of them include bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increase in blood pressure, predisposing to diabetes, higher risk of developing peptic ulcer, increased risk of several cancers including lung cancer, pharyngeal, oesophageal, stomach and pancreatic cancer.

Behavioral change approaches for smoking cessation can be in the form of peer advice, focus group discussions and encouragement to quit smoking. Cognitive-behavioral interventions employ self-efficacy and motivational interview techniques. Interventions may also seek to maximize self-regulatory capacity for reducing exposure to smoking cues and encouraging social support among group members.

Stumbling blocks can be addressed by motivation. By planning interventions that are tailored to individual needs and by increasing the self-efficacy of the individual through continuous motivational interviews along with peer group support, relapses can be prevented.

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