Ch 6: Transtheoretical Model Flashcards
Constructs
Stages of Change
Decisional Balance
Processes of Change
Self-Efficacy
Stages of Change
when progress toward change happens
Decisional Balance
weighing the pros and cons of change
Processes of Change
how progress toward change happens
Self-Efficacy
one’s belief in one’s own ability to do something
5 Stages of Change
Pre-contemplation
Contemplation
Preparation
Action
Maintenance
Pre-contemplation
before they start thinking about changing behavior
- don’t recognize that behavior needs to be change bc they don’t know it’s unhealthy
- aren’t ready to change a behavior they know they should
Contemplation
recognition that there is a problem
- maybe have started thinking about making a change
Decisional Balance
process of weighing the perceived pros and cons or costs and benefits
Preparation
decision to change is made
- this time is used to make a plan, obtain any tools they might need, learn new skills, acquire resources
Action
implementing the plan or putting the plan into action to change the behavior
maintenence
work to prevent relapsing to old behavior
2 types Processes of Change
Cognitive/Experimental & Behavioral
10 Processess of Change
Consciousness Training
Dramatic Relief
Self-Reevaluation
Environmental Reevaluation
Social Liberation
Helping Relationships
Counter Conditioning
Reinforcement Management
Self-Liberation
Behavioral Processes
Consciousness Raising
process whereby people obtain information about themselves and the problem behavior
