The Transtheoretical model
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Transtheoreticacal model: proposes that behavior change is a process that occurs in stages. 

Stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.

Decisional balance: weighting the pros and cons of the change.

Processes of change: 
              1) Consciousness raising: the process whereby people obtain information about themselves and the problem behavior.
              2) Dramatic relief (emotional arousal): being able to express feelings about or react emotionally to the behavior in question and the possible                                           solutions.
              3) Environmental reevaluation: looking at the behavior being changed (old behavior) in light of its impact or effect on the physical  and social                                           environments. 
              4) Social liberation: the process whereby options or alternatives are sought that support new behavior. 
              5) Self-reevaluation: the process by which people look at themselves with and without the problem behavior and assess the differences in their                                     self-esteem.
              6) Stimulus control: when people remove the cues or triggers for the problem behavior form their environment. 
              7) Helping relationships: relationships with people who act as a support system for changing the unwanted, unhealthy behavior.  
              8) Counter conditioning: a healthier behavior is substituted for the unhealthy one.
              9) Reinforcement management: has to do with rewards and punishments; although unwanted behavior can be changed through the fear of                                               punishment or negative consequences, rewards for engaging in the targeted behavior are more natural. 
             10) Self-liberation: people choose to change their behavior, believe they can, and commit to making the change. 

Self-efficacy: one's belief in one's own ability to do something. 








References:
Hayden, Joanna. "Transtheoretical Model." Introduction to Health Behavior Theory. Second ed. Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014. 138-147. Print.
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