The theory of planned behavior has to do with the intention to act or not to act and depends on, attitude toward behavior, perception of control and subjective norms. This theory is slightly more conclusive then the others but lacks the consideration of previous behavior and is still not as straight forward as it should be. The behavioral theory deals with reinforcements that promote healthy actions. Positive reinforcement has to do with rewards such as money, which are extrinsic, or feeling healthy which is intrinsic. Negative reinforcement has to do with taking away something bad, like pain or discomfort. This theory also talks about the struggle of changing a routine in order to adhere to medical advice. There is a good about for support for this theory because many people use rewards as a motive to behave a certain way. These types of theories do not meet all of the criteria for a useful theory, mainly because they don’t focus enough on behavior and behavior change and because they over-look such things as self-identity and
The theory of planned behavior has to do with the intention to act or not to act and depends on, attitude toward behavior, perception of control and subjective norms. This theory is slightly more conclusive then the others but lacks the consideration of previous behavior and is still not as straight forward as it should be. The behavioral theory deals with reinforcements that promote healthy actions. Positive reinforcement has to do with rewards such as money, which are extrinsic, or feeling healthy which is intrinsic. Negative reinforcement has to do with taking away something bad, like pain or discomfort. This theory also talks about the struggle of changing a routine in order to adhere to medical advice. There is a good about for support for this theory because many people use rewards as a motive to behave a certain way. These types of theories do not meet all of the criteria for a useful theory, mainly because they don’t focus enough on behavior and behavior change and because they over-look such things as self-identity and