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What are the key features of the stages of change model?
✓✓ ●Deals with intentional behavior change
● Views change as a process rather than an event.
● The change process is characterized by a series of stages of
change
● In attempting to change a behavior a person typically cycles
through these stages of change
What are the stages of change?
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✓✓ ● Precontemplation
● Contemplation
● Preparation
● Action
● Maintenance
● Relapse
Examples of each stage of change
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✓✓ ● Precontemplation- Not considering quitting in the next
6 months
● Contemplation- Seriously considering quitting in the next 6
months
●Preparation- Planning to quit in the next 30 days
● Action- The first 6 months of staying quit
●Maintenance- Quit for more than 6 months
● Relapse- Transition to an earlier stage
How is this model useful? (The Transtheoretical Model/stages
of change)
pg. 3
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✓✓ ● Provides a framework for understanding the process of
how people change.
● Recognizes that people in different stages of change need
different types of interventions to help them progress.
What helps people move forward through the stages of
change?
✓✓ 1. Processes of Change
2. Decisional balance
3. Self-Efficacy
What are the 2 main types of change processes?
pg. 4