17.6.2 Prochaska's Six-Stage Model

• What is another name for Prochaska's Six-Stage Model?

  Stages of Change Model
• In the Precontemplation stage, individuals are unaware of or unwilling to change their behaviour
• Arrange the stages of Prochaska's Six-Stage Model in the correct order.

  1️⃣ Precontemplation

  2️⃣ Contemplation

  3️⃣ Preparation

  4️⃣ Action

  5️⃣ Maintenance

  6️⃣ Termination
• In the Termination stage, individuals no longer experience relapse.
• What are individuals in the Precontemplation stage unaware of?

  Their need to change
• In the Contemplation stage, individuals weigh the pros and cons of making a change
• What do individuals often set during the Preparation stage?

  Specific goals
• In the Maintenance stage, individuals work to prevent relapse
• What do individuals no longer need to maintain in the Termination stage?

  Their new behaviour
• Match each stage of Prochaska's model with its description:

  Precontemplation ↔️ Unaware or unwilling to change

  Contemplation ↔️ Considering change, weighing pros and cons

  Preparation ↔️ Planning and setting specific goals

  Action ↔️ Implementing behavioural changes
• How do individuals in the Precontemplation stage often view their addiction?

  Deny its harmful effects
• In the Contemplation stage, individuals recognize the problem but are ready to take action immediately.

  False
• What action do individuals take in the 'Action' stage of Prochaska's model?

  Implement behavioural changes
• In the 'Maintenance' stage, individuals work to sustain their new behaviour and prevent relapse
• In the 'Termination' stage, individuals no longer need to actively maintain their new behaviour.
• Order the stages of Prochaska's Six-Stage Model.

  1️⃣ Precontemplation

  2️⃣ Contemplation

  3️⃣ Preparation

  4️⃣ Action

  5️⃣ Maintenance

  6️⃣ Termination
• What do individuals in the 'Precontemplation' stage often deny about their addiction?

  Harmful effects
• In the 'Contemplation' stage, individuals recognize the problem but are not yet ready to take action
• In the 'Preparation' stage, individuals set specific goals and may seek professional help.
• Match the stage with its description in Prochaska's model:

  Maintenance ↔️ Sustaining sobriety

  Termination ↔️ No longer needs active prevention
• What does the flexibility of Prochaska's model acknowledge about behaviour change?

  Progress and regression
• Prochaska's model allows for tailored interventions based on an individual's current stage
• The 'Flexibility' strength of Prochaska's model recognizes that behaviour change is not linear.
• What does the 'Tailored Interventions' strength of Prochaska's model increase?

  Effectiveness of interventions
• Match the strength of Prochaska's model with its description:

  Flexibility ↔️ Recognises non-linear change

  Tailored Interventions ↔️ Matches interventions to stages
• An individual in the 'Contemplation' stage may benefit from motivational interviewing
• Order the stages of Prochaska's model in a cyclical framework.

  1️⃣ Precontemplation

  2️⃣ Contemplation

  3️⃣ Preparation

  4️⃣ Action

  5️⃣ Maintenance

  6️⃣ Termination
• In the 'Precontemplation' stage, individuals are aware of their need to change.

  False
• What do individuals in the 'Action' stage actively implement?

  Behaviour changes
• In the precontemplation stage, individuals are unaware or unwilling to change
• Individuals in the contemplation stage are weighing the pros and cons of change.
• Place the stages of Prochaska's model in their correct order:

  1️⃣ Precontemplation

  2️⃣ Contemplation

  3️⃣ Preparation

  4️⃣ Action

  5️⃣ Maintenance

  6️⃣ Termination
• What do individuals in the preparation stage do?

  Plan for change
• In the maintenance stage, individuals sustain new behavior and prevent relapse
• What is the final stage of Prochaska's model?

  Termination
• Prochaska's model is a linear framework for behavior change.

  False
• An example of the precontemplation stage is a smoker who doesn't believe smoking is harmful
• Match the stage of Prochaska's model with its description in the context of overcoming addiction:

  Precontemplation ↔️ Denies addiction

  Contemplation ↔️ Weighs pros and cons

  Preparation ↔️ Plans to quit

  Action ↔️ Engages in treatment

  Maintenance ↔️ Sustains sobriety

  Termination ↔️ Overcomes addiction
• What is a strength of Prochaska's model?

  Flexibility
• Prochaska's model assumes that individuals always move sequentially through stages.

  False