S. M.'s Perceived Self-Efficacy

Bandura, Social cognitive theory is said to be self-efficacy as one’s belief in one’s ability to be successful in specific situation and a child’s ability to accomplish task. I know that my self-efficacy plays a role in how I plan different task to help me accomplished my goals and that is how I overcame challenges that I came across. Self-efficacy was my capability in my capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce specific performance attainments Self-efficacy shows my confidence in my ability to have control over my own motivation, behavior, and social environment.

Virtually all people can identify goals they want to accomplish, things they would like to change, and things they would like to achieve. However, most people also realize that putting these plans into action is not quite so simple. Bandura and others have found that an individual’s self-efficacy plays a major role in how goals, tasks, and challenges are approached.

Self-efficacy can be described as the level self-confidence that a person has when they try to do something. It is important in making a behavioral change because people need to envision themselves succeeding.

Self-efficacy is the belief in one’s ability to organize and execute the actions necessary to manage a situation ("What Is Self-Efficacy?", n.d.). Self-efficacy allows divergent thinking because cognitive limits are not set in place.

The process of change describes how people change. These processes of change are divided into two categories; cognitive and behavioral. Cognitive is the thinking process of change and behavioral is the action process of change. The transtheoretical model suggests that people use different strategies, techniques or different amounts of each at different stages in their change process. Self-efficacy refers to confidence and an individual’s experience with confidence to perform specific behaviors in specific situations. Self-efficacy is a good predictor of behavior change. An individual with higher self-efficacy may be more likely to change a behavior even if the situation doesn’t have any positive reinforcements (Campbell, Eichhorn, Early, Caraccioli, Greely, 2012).

Albert Bandura introduced the Self-Efficacy Theory in the late 1970s. Self-Efficacy is the belief in one’s ability to perform actions to complete a task or goal attainment. It has been applied to many areas such as smoking cessation, eating, and pain control. It can also be applied to childhood asthma to share insight on the child’s belief. Believing in oneself and the ability to manage their own care is a very important aspect of self-care.

For the precaution adoption process, a real world application is eating healthy and exercising to control weight. While an individual may be well aware that he/she has an unhealthy diet, they may lack the motivation to make the necessary changes. Motivation is vital if the precaution adoption model is to be successful. A cross-sectional survey among 979 non-obese adults, aged 25-35 years, was conducted. Perceived behavioral control was lowest among people who had decided to prevent weight gain, only 85% surveyed intended to prevent weight gain (Wammes, Kremers, Breedveld, & Brug, 2013). Acknowledging there is a risk, or potential for risk is great but without motivation the problem/risk will persist and likely get out of hand. The similarities found in all the models is that they are all centered around individuals and their choices and decisions on whether or not to make the best of their choices.

The majority of people will decide to change their health behavior throughout their lifetime. The reasons for the change might be quite different from individual to individual. Some may be motivated to take action after experiencing a life threatening illness, while others are proactive and change their health behavior to decrease the risks of developing a potential disease. However, even if the reasons for the change are valid and well understood, there is a great possibility that one will not follow set goals long term. Stacy Carter, an assistant of professor and an author of the Social Validity Manual, expresses her opinion about people implementing a scientifically proven health behavior change treatment in their routine, “if it's something that is going to cause them a lot of effort, or is difficult to implement, then they probably are not going to use it for long” (Cranford, 2011). Use number superscript 1

It is important for health care leaders to develop independent criteria for measuring efficiency, effectiveness, performance, efficacy, and quality within their health organization. Although some may try to measure these with similar criteria, the most emotionally intelligent leaders should understand that these terms are not interchangeable and must be addressed in some aspect to be a good leader. Self-efficacy is the individual’s capability of producing a desired effect and can be utilized when evaluating the other concepts of leadership (Ledlow, 2018). Health efficacy is the ability for the provider or health organization to identity and improve the health outcome for a patient (Ledlow, 2018). Efficiency and effectiveness are sometimes

Self-efficacy beliefs are considered as the foundation of human agency. They influence many aspects of human functioning (i.e., the exercise of human agency), such as one’s choice of tasks, goal setting, motivation level, investment level, psycho-affective states, and accomplishments. They influence “people’s goals and aspirations, how well they motivate themselves, and their perseverance in the face of difficulties and adversity” (Bandura, 2006). Also, self-efficacy beliefs “shape people’s outcome expectations” and determine how opportunities and impediments are viewed” (Bandura, 2006, p.171). Self-efficacy beliefs are not a stable character traits of an individual, but rather, an active and learned system of beliefs held in context (Bandura,1997).

Self-efficacy is one’s belief in their ability to complete a task. While it may seem simple, it is an essential element

The majority of people will decide to change their health behavior at least once throughout their lifetime. The reasons for the change might be quite different from individual to individual. Some may be motivated to take action after experiencing a life threatening illness, while others are proactive and change their health behavior to decrease the risks of developing a potential disease. However, even if the reasons for the change are valid and well understood, there is a great possibility that one will not follow set goals long term. If the implementation of the scientifically proven health behavior change treatments in people’s routine is something that is going to cause them a lot of effort, or is difficult to implement, then they probably

For example, a person exploring the advantages if he/she was successful in changing their eating habits and sedentary lifestyle, such as preventing obesity, type-2 diabetes and cardio vascular diseases, on the other hand the disadvantages of continuing the same habit (potential health complications). This exploration helps the person to examine how their current behaviors affects their future goal of staying healthy and motivate them to change their current

I have never heard about the self-efficacy and social cognitive theory before this class. I like how this theory as you mentioned is based on the idea that knowledge is a precondition for change, goals and outcomes are the incentive. The self-efficacy beliefs are behavior specific and tracked according to strength, magnitude and generality (Pender, 2015, pg 33). As a nurse I like how the theory puts emphasis on the fact that knowledge of health risk and knowledge of how to reduce risk factors is a key feature in achieving one personal health goals. I find that you picked a great theory to help you promote positive health changes in your patient population by quitting smoking. This theory promotes self-efficacy and “states that self-efficacy

Efficacy is the behavior or being effective, efficacious and in control. The self can be defined as ones identity. This means that self-efficacy can be defined as the ability to effectively control their own outcomes by changing their actions. It is the self-regulation of behavior by intelligent, affective and motivational processes. Self-efficacy is made up by self-concept, control, and cognitive processes. Ones self-concept is their thoughts and feelings about who and what they are; it is influenced by social interactions and experiences. It has to do with an innate set of morals, values and attitudes that is developed through ones interaction with their environment. Self-regulation allows one to behave in a way to maintain a positive self-concept in a dynamic and interactive world. Self-image, self-esteem and self-concept all interact to influence a persons