introduction to system change farrokh alemi ph.d
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Introduction to System Change
Introduction to System Change
Farrokh Alemi Ph.D.
• Cycles of failure
Missed Opportunities
Missed Opportunities
Join the lucky few
• Eat less and exercise more• How habits are maintained
Missed Opportunities
Long Run Success
Create Will Power
• One in two overweight• One in five obese• Diabetes doubled
An epidemic
• Sisyphus
Early Success Later Failure
• Sisyphus• Condemned to gain weight
Early Success Later Failure
1. Personal improvement effort
Two Parts
Alemi, Neuhauser, et. al. A Thinking Person's Step by Step Guide to Weight Loss & Exercise Program.
1. Personal improvement effort2. Causal diary
Two Parts
Steven Sloman. How people think about the world and its alternatives. Oxford University Press, 2005.
1. Personal improvement effort2. Causal diary
Two Parts
Grade does not depend on
success
1. Personal improvement effort2. Causal diary
Two Parts
Take Home LessonTake Home Lesson
New Thinking