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Appendix C Tables and Scenarios
Pages 683-686

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... C Tables and Scenarios BOX C-1 A Case Scenario -- The Pregnant Womana Pregnant women are advised of the potential advantage to their fetuses of EPA/DHA and other nutrients that seafood contains, as well as the p otential consequences of exposure to toxicants (both microbiological and environmental)
From page 684...
...  SEAFOOD ChOICES TABLE C-1 Selected Theoretical Models Describing Health Behavior, Food Choice, and Behavior Change Theory Brief Description Health Belief Model Assumes individuals will protect their health if they think they are (Rosenstock, 1974) susceptible to the threat, believe that if they change behaviors they can reduce the threat (with benefits outweighing barriers)
From page 685...
...  APPENDIX C TABLE C-2 Processes of Change Processes Description Thinking and Feeling Processes Occurring in Precontemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, and Maintenance Consciousness raising Increases information, feedback and understanding about self and problem Dramatic relief Expresses and experiences feelings about one's problems and solutions Self-reevaluation Assesses one's feelings about oneself with respect to problem Self-liberation Consciously chooses and commits to act; believes in ability to change Social liberation Increases available alternatives for non-problem societal behaviors Environmental reevaluation Assesses how one's problems affect physical condition and social environment Doing and Reinforcing Processes Occurring in Preparation, Action, and Maintenance Helping relationships Is open and trusting about one's problems with someone who cares Reinforcement management Rewards self for making changes Interpersonal systems control Counter-conditioning Substitutes alternatives for problem behavior Stimulus control Avoids stimuli that produce problem behavior SOURCE: Adapted from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 102(Supplement 3) , Sigman-Grant, Strategies for counseling adolescents, S32–S39, Copyright (2002)
From page 686...
...  SEAFOOD ChOICES BOX C-2 A Family Seafood Selection Scenario Description of Family Members Tom: father; 57 years old; his father died of a heart attack at 56 years old Nan: mother; 55 years old; no family history of cardiovascular disease Dave: son; 32 years old; healthy, but his BMI is 28 Sharon: daughter; 25 years old; married to Jim and is 2 months pregnant with her first child Cindy: cousin; 28 years old; lives in Alaska and is visiting Sharon Context of their lives Tom, Nan, Dave, Sharon, and Jim live near a lake in the Midwest. They are recreational fishers but tend to catch and release.

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