Who suggested Lifestyle Changes as an explanation for Successful dieting?
Powell et al (2007)
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What lifestyle changes did he suggest?
Physical Exercise, Group and indiviual support, realistic ambition, self monitoring.
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Physical exercise to..
burn up calories and help with mood and self esteem
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Group and individual support to..
provide reinforcement and encouragement
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realistic ambitions in the form of..
setting realistic short term goals
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Self monitoring such as ..
using food diaries which increase the sense of being in control
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Supporting research (exercise) comes from whom?
Skender and Klem
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What did Skender find?
After two years participants following a low calorie diet and exercising regularly maintained more weight loss than participants in the exercise only and diet only conditions.
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What did Klem find?
Of people who maintained weight loss for over a year, 90% used physical exercise as a weight loss strategy.
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Who provides supporting research in the form of social support?
Successful dieting organisation weight watchers
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What social support is provided by weight watchers?
Successful role models, vicarious reinforcemnet and positive social identity.
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What did Lowe find?
weightlosses achieved through being a member of weightwatchers were reasonably maintained over five years, 73% maintained a loss of 5% of body weight.
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What is an IDA for lifestyle changes?
Gender Bias
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Why might gender bias have a detrimental effect on mens health in this example?
Overweight men tend to carry weight on their abdomen which is linked to more health problems compared to women who tend to carry excess weight on their thighs or bums.
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What is another explanation for successful dieting?
Psychological model of obesity
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Who suggested the psychological model of obesity
Ogden (2000)
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What did Rodin find?
He found what the individual believed about the causes of obesity and their motivation for weight loss played a key role
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What did ogden ultimately suggest?
It is not what people do that is predictive of successful weight loss but also what they believe
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Who provides research evidence for this explanation?
Ogdens studies of weight loss maintained and weight loss regainers.
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How was her research collected?
Using questionnaires.
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Weight loss maintainers were likely to view obesity how?
In term of its negative consequences for example, depression, lack of confidence and low self esteem
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What reasons motivate them?
Psychological reasons such as wanting to boost their self esteem and feel better about themselves rather than a pressure from others
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What is a methological problem with the Psychological model of obesity?
The data is collected using questionnaires which leads to the problem of acquiring honest answers. Many dieters delude themselves about food intake and exercise levels.
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How much did obese people underestimate their food intake by?
47%
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How much did obese people overestimate their amount of exercise by?
51%
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What are the IDA's?
Freewill and determinism/a holistic approach
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What lifestyle changes did he suggest?
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Physical Exercise, Group and indiviual support, realistic ambition, self monitoring.
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