Relapse prevention

Question 1

Relapse prevention model applied to PA

Answer 1

• Developed to explain why some people who have changed their behavior fail to maintain these changes.
• Relapse caused by being unable to cope in high risk situations.

Question 2

What are relapses

Answer 2

• Relapse is a return to sedentary behavior after am attempt to change behavior
• Lapses are temporary set backs.
• Accumulated lapses result in relapses.

Question 3

Coping with relapses

Answer 3

• Identify high risk situations for lapses and relapses
• Suggest ways to cope with these situations
• Gradual restart if lapses are unavoidable (sickness).
• Lapses are common, identify what caused the lapse and develop a plan to cope with it in future situations