Psychology A3 - TTM Flashcards
transtheoretical model
theories of stress and addiction: transtheoretical model
-health behaviour changes over five stages
-reduce resistence to positive health changes, prevent relapse
-model = ‘trans’ = changes can be adopted
Prochaska and Diclemente (1983)
-created the transtheoretical model
stage one: precontemplation
-been unsuccessful in health changes; unmotivated, unready to make change
-example, has a poor and unbalanced diet, doesn’t exercise and is overweight
stage two: contemplation
-started to think about health changes
-six months in advance of change (TTM)
-example, unsatisfied, plans to make change to lifestyle
stage three: preparation
-makes intention to change behaviour
-decide what they could do to take action
-example, joined the gym
stage four: action
-specific changes and observable progress made
-example, attend gym x2 a week
stage five: maintenance of change
-prevents relapse
-changes = more defined
-example, talking about gym class
modifying factors: self-efficacy
-‘self-belief’
-knowing you know how to register at gym and attending it
modifying factors: decisional balance
-weighing up perceived benefits vs barriers preventing action
-losing weight vs price of membership
high internal validity
(evaluation)
-health behaviour change across time + lifespans
-TTM = high internal validity
-shows where change needs to start
-health programmes to use TTM
more problems than other stages
(evaluation)
-no emphasis on where someone might have problems than other stages, relapse
-could put greater emphasis on where relapse is most likely to occur
-idea of relapsing = important
modifying factors
(evaluation)
-adding loads of factors, model becomes different
-TTM isn’t one single model, attempts to explain too much
