Blog #2

Today I was tasked with doing research and gain more importation on the topics Dr. Shinitzky and I had spoken about previously. I read an article written by Shinitzky and Kub, the article was about The Art of Motivating Behavior Change: The Use of Motivational Interviewing to Promote Health. The idea besides this article was to touch on the 5 stages of change. The five stages are as follows: 1.)Precontemplation is the stage in which there is an unwillingness to change a problem behavior or there is a lack of recognition of the problem. 2.) Contemplation involves the stage in which there is a consideration of change with a decision-making evaluation of the pros and cons of both the problem behavior and the change. 3.) Preparation represents the commitment to change in the near future, usually 1-month. 4.) Action, this is when the change or modification happens. 5.) Maintenance this is when patients modify their lifestyles to avoid relapse.
The article also touched on The Process of Change and the Levels of Change. The two elements are key to understanding what the patient needs when it comes to the caring treatment of the individual. Five of these processes, the three organizing constructs of the model include consciousness raising, dramatic relief, environmental reevaluation, social liberation, and self reevaluation. There are also other factors that are associated with an individual's emotions, values, and cognitions (Cassidy, 1997). It's important that we realize the patient may have a lot more going on in there mind then they let on. As a Provider, you have to be able to know what questions to ask and what state of mind there are in. When it comes to the Levels of Change, it also important to look at the symptoms or situations, maladaptive cognitions, interpersonal problems, family/systems problems, and intrapersonal conflicts. Treatment outcomes are often better when a patient's multiple problems are addressed (DiClemente & Scott, 1997). It's important that you get to know the patient on a personal level rather than just cutting them off at one problem to issue.
The last task I had for the day was to find videos relating to mental proportion, killer instinct, positive self-talk, and mental toughness. Attached here, are two videos that outline all the topics above.


This video outlines Michael Jordan's ten steps to becoming the best that athlete you can. At each step, Michael outlines what he working on and the steps he took to get himself at the level he wanted. It all had to do with his mental preparation and drive to destroy his opponents. The biggest thing to listen for in this video is how he speaks, the desire, drive, and want to be the best is what propelled him to be one of the greats, if not the greatest player of all time! It also important to listen to his killer instinct, he not only wanted to win but he wanted others to fear him. He was restless, fearless, and gave everything he could. This killer instinct and passion drove him to never quit and to give all he could every step of the way.


This video has to do with mental toughness and drive. It shows snippets from NBA stars speaking on what it takes to have mental toughness at a professional level. They speak on having to prepare both mentally and physically and what the benefits are to each. CP3 says that mental preparation can put you one or even two steps ahead of your opponent. You hear it constantly, “it's all mental”, this is very true. You have the ability to control your mind and dominate the mind of your opponent. The stars even go as far as to tough on killer instinct and the drive to keep going. They push themselves to new levels that they never thought imaginable by using positive self-talk and the mental toughness to overcome and win.

Hours 6

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  1. Fiona MillsMay 21, 2019 at 9:05 AM

    Fascinating read! Thanks for these terrific links and tips. Way to go, Ezra!

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