A Weight Loss Program at a Work Site Was Discontinued

question 24

Multiple Choice

A weight loss program at a work site was discontinued after all of the participants actually gained weight. The reason for its discontinuation would be problems with its

• A) prevention model.
• B) stages of change model.
• C) cost benefit analysis.
• D) efficacy.

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Freud's Theory

A set of psychoanalytic theories proposed by Sigmund Freud which posit that human behavior is the result of interactions among the id, ego, and superego within the mind.

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