HHS 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Broccoli
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Creating a plan for increasing wellness and positive health behaviors. Precontemplation - the stage your not thinking of changing, this means your not even thinking about a healthy behavior or any chance. Contemplation - you don"t know what to do yet but your thinking about it. Preparation - you have idea thinking of moving toward change behavior and making a plan or goal you"re preparing for the change. Action - is working toward your goal ex. Running 3 times a week now for two examples. Maintenance - you have to be in action for 6+ months, only time component in this model. You"re still making decisions like a cake in front of you and deciding to eat broccoli. Even if you have had a plan for 5 years your still here and working it. Relapse - it can happen at anytime, you could have been in preparation and stopped.