HPRB 1710 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Transtheoretical Model, Smoking Cessation, Consciousness Raising

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Health Promotion and Behavior
• Course: HPRB 1710
• Professor: White

Document Summary

Draws on fields of psychotherapy and behavior change. Seeks to help us understand behavior change. Confidence that one can engage in healthy behavior across different challenging situations. Belief of one"s ability to control events/factors in one"s life. Weighing of the pros (benefits) and cons (costs) of changing a behavior. Pros should be higher than cons in order to move into the action stage and beyond. No plan of action for next 6 months. Finding and learning new facts and ideas that support the healthy behavior change. Realizing how the presence or absence of a personal behavior can affect one"s social environment. Experiencing negative emotions in association with the unhealthy behavior. Consider the possibility of change, but have mixed feelings. Weigh the pros and cons of behavior. Plans to take actions in next 6 months. Realizing that the behavior change is an important part of one"s identity as a person. Gather information about how to change behavior.