Transtheoretical model of change Flashcards
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What are the stages of change for the transtheoretical model of change and what do they mean?
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- Pre-contemplation: The user does not recognize that problem use exists, although this may be increasingly obvious to those around them.
- Contemplation: The user may accept that there is a problem and begins to look at both the positive and negative aspects of continued drug use.
- Decision: The point at which the user decides on whether to continue drug use or attempt change.
- Action: The point of motivation, where the user attempts change. A variety of routes exist by which change may be attempted, which may or may not include medical services.
- Maintenance: A stage of maintaining gains made and attempting to improve those areas of life harmed by drug use.
- Relapse A return to previous behaviour, but with the possibility of gaining useful strategies to extend the maintenance period on the user’s next attempt.
