Module 7: The Stages of Change and Risk Reduction Steps
Completion requirements
Module 7: The Stages of Change and Risk Reduction Steps
Module 7: The Stages of Change and Risk Reduction Steps, Screen 6 of 11
Preparation
During the preparation stage, a person brings together the intention to change and the preliminary behavioral efforts to make the change. Prochaska and DiClemente’s research classified people as preparing if they intended to take action within the next month or had unsuccessfully taken action in the past year.
Preparation might include, for example, someone who wants to stop smoking and has actually cut back the number of cigarettes he or she smokes each day. It might also include someone who had quit completely smoking for two months, relapsed and started smoking again, and intends to quit again within a month.
Preparation
During the preparation stage, a person brings together the intention to change and the preliminary behavioral efforts to make the change. Prochaska and DiClemente’s research classified people as preparing if they intended to take action within the next month or had unsuccessfully taken action in the past year.
Preparation might include, for example, someone who wants to stop smoking and has actually cut back the number of cigarettes he or she smokes each day. It might also include someone who had quit completely smoking for two months, relapsed and started smoking again, and intends to quit again within a month.