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Unit of Study CMM03256 - Motivation and Compliance in Lifestyle Medicine (2016)

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Unit description

Develops a student’s skills in understanding and managing lifestyle-based health problems. In particular, it develops an understanding of how to motivate an individual to change towards healthier lifestyle oriented behaviours. The unit considers both the theoretical and practical components of motivation as well as discussing the advantages and disadvantages of motivational styles used inherently by different clinicians.

Unit content

Topic 1 – Introduction to motivation

Topic 2 – Biological, social & psychological contexts of motivation

Topic 3 – Applying theory to practice

Topic 4 – Motivational practice

Topic 5 – Motivation for maintenance

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1,  2,  3 Session 1,  2,  3

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Apply aspects of the main theories of motivation relevant to lifestyle behaviour change
2 Critically analyse the basic principles of influence in encouraging behaviour change
3 Critique different counselling techniques used to enhance the motivation of individuals
4 Evaluate an individual's readiness and willingness to change a health related behaviour and apply motivational principles appropriate to progress this
5 Develop strategies to uncover barriers inhibiting change and identify potential triggers to motivate change in an individual

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Apply aspects of the main theories of motivation relevant to lifestyle behaviour change
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    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. Critically analyse the basic principles of influence in encouraging behaviour change
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    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:
  3. Critique different counselling techniques used to enhance the motivation of individuals
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  4. Evaluate an individual's readiness and willingness to change a health related behaviour and apply motivational principles appropriate to progress this
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
    • GA7:
  5. Develop strategies to uncover barriers inhibiting change and identify potential triggers to motivate change in an individual
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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