Asked by Marquita Williamson on Sep 25, 2024

Why is social support essential for clients to make behavior change last?

A) Social support can prevent clients from engaging in positive dietary behavior changes.
B) Social support can serve as encouragement and emotional support to help clients sustain dietary behavior changes.
C) Social support can prevent clients from making and sustaining dietary behavior changes.
D) Social support can encourage clients to eat high-fat, high-sodium meals and sustain this dietary behavior change.
E) Social support can encourage clients to dispel positive feelings and sustain dietary behavior changes.

Social Support

The assistance or comfort received from social networks, which can contribute to a person's emotional and physical health.

Dietary Behavior Changes

Modifications made to eating habits, often to improve health.

Behavior Change

The process of transforming or modifying one's actions, habits, or responses to achieve a desired outcome or goal.

  • Evaluate how social support and significant others contribute to the maintenance of positive adjustments in eating habits.