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Health Locus of Control II

Before planning a lifestyle-change program, you should take an inventory of your health behaviors. This reveals important information about your life-style and should also help identify areas in need of improvement.

Directions: In this assessment, you are asked to make two lists. In the left column, list the things you do to maintain or improve your level of health.

These are your health-promoting behaviors. In the right column, list the things you do that may be detrimental to your health. These are your health-inhibiting behaviors. Try to be specific. Include the things that affect your mental, emotional, social, spiritual, and physical health. If you have a difficult time thinking of specific activities, you can refer to Figure 1-9 or the Lifestyle Inventory in the appendix.

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Which health-inhibiting behavior would you be willing to change right now?


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