Post by sjangwal on Nov 25, 2017 1:37:24 GMT
I’m in terrible shape. I eat too many high-fat foods and don’t exercise
Behaviorist: Would look to explain this type of behavior based on a conditioned stimuli or rewards/punishment model. This person may have developed positive outcomes with eating high-fat foods (stimulus) such as satisfying cravings/feeling satisfied (response). On the other hand, this person may have developed negative outcomes with the idea of exercise (stimulus) such as hard work/effort/pain (response). Either way, the suggestions to limit fast food and increase exercise with the ultimate goal to get into better shape would be to re-condition exercise with positive outcomes such as feeling accomplishment/feeling energized AND to limit high-fat foods re-condition these types of food with negative outcomes such as disease/unhealthy choices/
Social Construct: Would look to explain this type of behavior based on societal norms. What is this individuals idea of "terrible shape" and where does this come from? Maybe reconceptualizing this individuals idea of a healthy body type may change the way they see themselves. In addition to changing their self-image, a social constructionist could also look into the individual's peers as possible reasons for adopting a poor diet and avoiding healthy habits such as exercising. A suggestion from a social constructionist could be for the individual to make changes to their environment such as make more athletic friends, buy more books including healthy food options. The SC would suggest that a person's environment has an influence on their meaning systems therefore by avoiding unhealthy-minded people and surrounding yourself with more athletic/exercise-minded people the individual may begin to change their values and adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Behaviorist: Would look to explain this type of behavior based on a conditioned stimuli or rewards/punishment model. This person may have developed positive outcomes with eating high-fat foods (stimulus) such as satisfying cravings/feeling satisfied (response). On the other hand, this person may have developed negative outcomes with the idea of exercise (stimulus) such as hard work/effort/pain (response). Either way, the suggestions to limit fast food and increase exercise with the ultimate goal to get into better shape would be to re-condition exercise with positive outcomes such as feeling accomplishment/feeling energized AND to limit high-fat foods re-condition these types of food with negative outcomes such as disease/unhealthy choices/
Social Construct: Would look to explain this type of behavior based on societal norms. What is this individuals idea of "terrible shape" and where does this come from? Maybe reconceptualizing this individuals idea of a healthy body type may change the way they see themselves. In addition to changing their self-image, a social constructionist could also look into the individual's peers as possible reasons for adopting a poor diet and avoiding healthy habits such as exercising. A suggestion from a social constructionist could be for the individual to make changes to their environment such as make more athletic friends, buy more books including healthy food options. The SC would suggest that a person's environment has an influence on their meaning systems therefore by avoiding unhealthy-minded people and surrounding yourself with more athletic/exercise-minded people the individual may begin to change their values and adopt a healthier lifestyle.
