Explain the ABCs of eating behavior and behavior chains
• Antecedents. Encountering antecedents to eating occurs normally throughout the day. Usually in nutrition counseling, we are particularly interested in cues that trigger unconscious eating or consumption of large quantities of certain types of food. Behavior change strategies addressing antecedents often concentrate on physical availability of food (cookie jar), social (parties), emotional (stress), or psychological (motivation; destructive thought patterns).
• Behavior. Strategies dealing with the behavioral response to an antecedent may address the actual act of eating (speed), physical (eat in one place), emotional (do not clean your plate), awareness (pay attention to eating; no TV), or attractiveness (sparkling water in a wine glass with a slice of lemon).
• Consequences. Consequences can be positive reinforcers or punishment; such as a reward or losing a privilege.
• The sequence of events from antecedent to consequence is referred to as a behavior chain.
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