Behavioral Modification Strategies Flashcards

A bariatric patient uses grazing (frequent small nibbling) that undermines weight loss. Which intervention targets this behavior most directly?

Answer: Scheduling defined meals and snacks with no eating between them

Structured eating windows replace unstructured grazing with a defined, monitorable pattern.

In functional analysis of eating behavior, the 'ABC' model stands for:

Answer: Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

Functional analysis examines the antecedents, the behavior itself, and the consequences that maintain it.

A patient distinguishes physical hunger from emotional hunger by noting that emotional hunger typically:

Answer: Arises suddenly and craves specific comfort foods

Emotional hunger characteristically appears abruptly and demands specific foods, unlike gradual physical hunger.

Which technique best helps a patient who eats while distracted by television?

Answer: Designating a single eating location free of screens

Restricting eating to one distraction-free location breaks the conditioned pairing between TV and food.

A counselor asks a patient to rate confidence in avoiding late-night snacking on a 0-10 scale, then asks, 'Why a 6 and not a 2?' This technique is designed to:

Answer: Elicit the patient's own change talk and strengths

Scaling questions asked this way prompt patients to voice their own reasons for confidence and change.

Which distinction correctly separates a lapse from a relapse in weight management counseling?

Answer: A lapse is a single slip, while a relapse is a sustained return to old behavior patterns

A lapse is a brief, isolated slip, whereas relapse is a full return to prior maladaptive patterns.

The 'abstinence violation effect' predicts that after a dietary slip, a patient is most at risk when they:

Answer: Attribute the slip to personal weakness and abandon their plan

Attributing lapses to internal, stable flaws produces guilt and giving up, escalating a slip into relapse.