NASM WLS Cert: CH 9: Psychology of Weight Loss || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
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What are psychological factors? correct answers the biological, social, and environmental factors that affect an individual's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
What are the 5 psychological factors that are key reasons why people with obesity may not achieve their weight loss goals? correct answer...
NASM WLS Cert: CH 9: Psychology of Weight Loss || All Answers Are Correct 100%.
What are psychological factors? correct answers the biological, social, and environmental factors
that affect an individual's thoughts, feelings, and actions.
What are the 5 psychological factors that are key reasons why people with obesity may not achieve their weight loss goals? correct answers 1. Coping
2. Dieting
3. Willpower
4. Adherence
5. Ambivalence
What are some examples of weight loss-related stressors? correct answers -Weight-related stigma
-Anxiety, sadness, anger
-Having poor decision-making skills
-Living within an unsupportive social-environmental context
-Holding negative beliefs about the capability to change
What is the specialty area in psychology that offers evidence-based methods for addressing the five key psychological factors of weight loss? correct answers Cognitive-behavioral psychology
What is Coping? correct answers use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to deal with challenging situations and interpersonal conflict, or to manage or minimize negative emotions that are caused by stressors
What are coping strategies? correct answers deliberate thoughts or actions individuals take to manage the stressful situation or conflict; can be adaptive or maladaptive
What are adaptive coping strategies? correct answers Positive thoughts or actions in response to a challenging situation or conflict to reduce the impact of the stressor
What does implementing adaptive coping strategies look like? correct answers -reframing the problem in a positive way
-planning
-recognizing and reducing the negative emotional reactions to the stressor
-making realistic judgements of challenging situations
What are maladaptive coping strategies? correct answers using negative thoughts or actions that temporarily reduce the unpleasant effects of the stressor but do not eliminate or resolve the challenging situation
What does implementing maladaptive coping strategies look like? correct answers -Using unhealthy or self-indulgent behaviors (ex: binge eating, substance abuse) -Aggressive behaviors
-Rumination (ex: repeatedly thinking about a problem or situation without a resolution)
-Negative self-talk
-Denial
-Withdrawl
How can we classify coping strategies? correct answers -adaptive vs maladaptive
-problem-focused vs emotion-focused
What are problem-focused coping strategies? correct answers used when the individual believes they can control the challenging situation or remove the stressor by taking action
What is an example of a problem-focused coping strategy? correct answers -Problem: Experiencing weight-related stigma that can lead to lowered psychological well-being, poorer health outcomes, and negative interpersonal interactions.
-Action: Seeking advice from a trusted person on how to cope with weight-related stigma
When are emotion-focused coping strategies used? correct answers when the stressor can't be removed or changed
What are emotion-focused coping strategies? correct answers coping strategies that are used to control one's emotional response to the stressor
Avoiding situations that a person with obesity believes would lead to weight-related stigma is an example of what kind of coping strategy? correct answers a harmful emotion-focused coping strategy
Use of avoidant strategies has been associated with ____ in persons with obesity. correct answers
increased feelings of isolation and greater psychological distress
What are some examples of problem-focused adaptive coping strategies obese individuals can use to deal with weight-related stigma? correct answers -Planning
-Communal coping (cooperative problem solving)
-Positive self-talk
-Compensation (being skilled in other activities that challenge societal assumptions about being obese)
What are some examples of problem-focused maladaptive coping strategies obese individuals may use to deal with weight-related stigma? correct answers -Confrontation (verbal/physical aggression to directly confront the "perpetrator" or alter the situation)
-Personal attribution (ex: admitting weight status is unacceptable but not taking personal responsibility for it)
-Self-indulgent behavior (coping by eating more food)
-Behavioral disengagement / avoidance ( avoiding places where stigma is more likely to occur)
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