Summary: <p>Happiness Isn’t Brain Surgery: Multiple Dimensions of Motivation<br> Presented by: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes<br> Executive Director, AllCEUs<br> Continuing Education (CE) credits can be earned on the topic of motivational enhancement at: <a href="https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/40/c/"> https://www.allceus.com/member/cart/index/product/id/40/c/</a></p> <p>Objectives<br> ~ Define motivation<br> ~ Review the concepts of motivation<br> ~ Identify the types of motivation and ways to enhance them</p> <p>What is motivation<br> ~ Motivation is doing something to get a reward<br> ~ Assumptions about the nature of motivation:<br> ~ Motivation is a key to change.<br> ~ Motivation is multidimensional.<br> ~ Motivation is dynamic and fluctuating<br> ~ When the going gets tough, motivation gets going<br> ~ Motivation can be modified.<br> ~ Additional rewards can be added to make the new behavior more rewarding, even in the face of adversity<br> Enhancing Motivation<br> ~ The PIES Approach<br> ~ Proximity: Provide intervention in the natural environment<br> ~ Immediacy: Intervene as soon as the problem or loss of motivation is noticed.<br> ~ Expectancy: Expect the intervention to be successful and emphasize self-efficacy.<br> ~ Simplicity: Listen, show empathy, and demonstrate understanding works best.<br> Tips<br> ~ The more types of motivation involved, the stronger the motivational force<br> ~ Signs of decreasing motivation<br> ~ Failure to attempt change<br> ~ “Resistance”<br> ~ Excuses and “yes, buts”<br> ~ Lack of enthusiasm<br> ~ Have client’s rate their motivation on each target behavior (not goal) each day.<br> ~ Goal: Lose 15 pounds<br> ~ Target behavior: Go to the gym<br> ~ Target behavior: Drink 8 glasses of water…</p> <p>Apply It<br> ~ Goals & Target Behavior<br> ~ Goal: Improve happiness (address depression)<br> ~ Target Behavior: Take medication<br> ~ Target Behavior: Walk 30 minutes<br> ~ Target Behavior: When I feel sad, write in my journal<br> ~ Goal: Improve Stress Management (reduce anxiety)<br> ~ Target Behavior 1: Get adequate sleep<br> ~ Target Behavior 2: Delegate unnecessary stressors<br> ~ Target Behavior 3: Reduce caffeine<br> Types of Motivation<br> ~ Emotional: Makes the person happy<br> ~ Mental: Is the logical choice<br> ~ Physical: Improves physical health, energy or reduces pain<br> ~ Social: Improves relationship with self or others, elicits positive feedback from self and others<br> ~ Spiritual: Is in alignment with values<br> ~ Financial: Increases financial independence<br> ~ Environmental: Makes the environment more comfortable<br> Emotional Motivation<br> ~ Things that make the person happy<br> ~ Decisional Balance: Identify all the reasons<br> ~ Increase these<br> ~ The new behavior makes the person happy (Positive reinforcement)<br> ~ The old behavior adds distress (Negative reinforcement)<br> ~ Decrease these<br> ~ The old behavior makes the person happy<br> ~ The new behavior adds distress<br> ~ Especially useful with people who have more of a “Feeling” temperament</p> <p>Mental Motivation<br> ~ Things that the person sees as logical<br> ~ Available information to support desired behavior<br> ~ Decisional Balance: Identify all the reasons<br> ~ Increase these<br> ~ The new behavior is logical and helpful to achieving goals<br> ~ The old behavior is unhelpful to achieving goals<br> ~ Decrease these<br> ~ The old behavior is logical and helpful to achieving goals<br> ~ The new behavior is unhelpful to achieving goals<br> ~ Especially useful with people who have a “Thinking” temperament.</p> <p>Social Motivation<br> ~ Things that increase the person’s self-e</p>
