Health Sciences 4202A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Transtheoretical Model, Dependent And Independent Variables, Decisional Balance Sheet

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 4202A/B
• Professor: Tamara Thompson

Document Summary

Stage theories: transtheoretical model of change (ttm) and precaution adoption process model (papm) Overview: historical context of ttm, core stages of the ttm, processes of change, dependent variables, discussion question, scenario, precaution adoption process model, stages of the papm, discussion questions, scenario. Historical origins and overview of the ttm: looking at people as they change their behavior through a series of stages, developed after comparative analysis of 25 psychotherapy theories. Revealed existing theories focus on why people change, not how they change behaviors: the process of behavior chance. Identified 10 process of change to describe ways in which behavior change occurs: allow for matching/targeting to specific stages. Overview of the ttm: assumption that people apply change processes across common set of behaviors. 3 principles of change (dependent variables: decisional balance, self-efficacy, temptation. Stage 1: pre-contemplation: do not intend to engage in behavior change in the future.