Week Three Assignment - Transtheoretical Model or Stages of Change. 3 PAGES NOT INCLUDING TITLE AND REFERENCES

Instructions

For your fourth assignment, you will describe the stages of change, processes of change and preferred intervention(s) for your chosen behavior (minimum 3 pages). Use APA format for the in-text referencing and the reference list. PLEASE USE THE EXAMPLE TEMPLATE (SEE ATTACHMENT) FOR PROPER FORMATING.

· Describe the 5 or 6 stages  (i.e., precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and, if applicable, termination) of change and apply them to your health behavior.

· Describe the processes of change that enable each stage change  (i.e., consciousness raising, dramatic relief, environmental reevaluation, self-liberation, self-reevaluation, helping relationships, counterconditioning, reinforcement management, and stimulus control).  Please refer to the Processes of Change That Facilitate Progression Between Stages of Change.

· Describe the preferred intervention(s) for each stage.

· Describe your level of confidence in your ability to change your behavior.

Students are required to describe the stages and processes of change for a significant health behavior. In describing the processes of change they are required to design a community-level intervention to change the behavior based on at least one behavior theory.  

Use APA format for the in-text referencing and the reference list. You should be using reputable sources such as Centers for Disease Control (and other .gov resources) as well as the textbook and peer-reviewed articles.