Transtheoretical model

The transtheoretical model can be applied to the MCPHS University college student population in the problem behavior of alcohol abuse. The first construct of this model is stages of change; therefore, this first construct provides a time dimension suggesting that change occurs over time. The first stage is the precontemplation stage where a person is not considering change in the future. There are several reasons just as to why people may be in this stage because they are uninformed or…

participation in their daily activities, occupational therapists create plans and interventions best-suited for their clients. To eliminate addictive behaviors or add positive behaviors, occupational therapists can follow the stages of change model or transtheoretical model, which was originally created by James O. Prochaska and Carlo C. DiClemente. Clients can progress through the six stages to break habits that lead to poor health or promote new, healthy habits…

steadily move towards running longer and with faster speeds. The next step that I will move into once I have achieved my goal completely is the maintenance stage; this is a stage that I will hopefully achieve within the next few weeks. The Health Belief Model helped me perceive the seriousness of my lack of physical activity could have on my overall health, it also helped me perceive the susceptibility of future health problems, and helped me create an action plan to prevent these negative…

The literature reviewed showed that diabetes self-management education (DSME) is an ongoing process used to facilitate and empower individuals to learn about diabetes and its complications. Hwee, Cauch-Dudek, Victor, Ng, & Shah (2014) define DSME as a critical element of care for people with diabetes to learn to manage their conditions in order to improve the outcomes. Multidisciplinary healthcare professionals that equip the patients with self-management skills, provide education and…

elliptical training three times a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We have discussed the physical and mental benefits of regular exercise in depth in Psychology 331 which is why I chose this intervention. In addition, I chose to use the Transtheoretical model of change (TTM) to implement my intervention, I made this decision because it seems to be most practical intervention that could have the most effective results for me as it is a fluid mythology that allows for error and regression. …

Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change addresses behavioral change on an individual level with the anticipated outcome that the individual experiences changes in attitudes, intentions, and behavior (Iwasiw and Goldenberg, 2015). Each stage is different, but the individual naturally moves back and forth between the stages during the change process. Before the individual entertains the idea that change is needed they are in the precontemplation stage, which leads into the contemplation stage…

Introduction According to the research conducted by Kroese et al. (2016), some mental and physical health consequences, such as concentration problems, memory problems, cardiovascular diseases and obesity, can be caused by insufficient amount of sleep over extended period of time. Since August, 2014, I have been getting an insufficient amount of sleep. Because I am occupying multiple time-consuming roles, for example, being a stay-at-home parent, a wife, and a college student, and having a…

development and substance abuse. Using the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), I will present a hypothetical conversation between a career counselor and a patient dealing with drug addiction. The four principles of Motivational Interviewing will be represented in the clinical dialogue. Transtheoretical Model The Transtheorectical Model was first introduced by Prochaska and DiClemente (1984) and it has become one of the most widely used and researched models in the field (Murphy, 2005). This paper…

This week I had trouble keeping up with my behavior change for many different reasons. I believe one reason is related to the transtheoretical model. My mind set is still stuck in the preparation stage and I need to push myself past that to take action in the next stage. I know I want to get more sleep but there is many factors that push me to stay awake and sacrifice sleep still; for example, hanging out with friends at night. My benefits are still there with the cons but I’m seeing the cons as…

and energy toward viable changes, incorporates strategies in managing barriers. 5. Maintenance – working to adapt and adjust to facilitate maintenance of change. 6. Evaluation – assessment and feedback to continue dynamic change process. The Transtheoretical Model of Change or TMI, represents a realistic representation of the change process, illustrating positive change with setbacks, not as relapses, rather periods when the change process becomes more challenging for the individual.…