Change Model: The Five Stages Of Change

The second model which I will be talking about is the stages of change model. This model has been broken down into 5 various stages and they are the pre-contemplation stage, contemplation stage, preparation, action and finally maintenance and in these 5 stages which is used to change something as part of our lives. The model has now been accepted and we see that it is used in substance use services like alcohol and other illegal substances. The first stage is called the pre-contemplation, this is the stage where it is not taken as serious as expected to change our health behaviour, this can be either to quit smoking, limiting alcohol intake or by participating in more activities. they are unaware of the risk and there is no intention to change
The next stage is called the preparation stage, this is where the individuals will slowly start to progress their way through by taking actions for few months. The fourth stage is called the action stage, here the individual has acted which has helped them to overcome their problem that they have faced, and they are clearly aware of what they want to change now and finally the last and final stage of this stage of change model is called maintenance, and this is when people work to stop relapse and they would know have a good understanding how to maintain their behaviour and this prevents them to relapse. In some situation it will be harder for many people to make these changes and because of this the individual might relapse which will mean that the whole cycle must start all over again from the first stage. A recent health campaign which links into this model is the smoke free campaign. The smoke free campaign encourages and helps people to quit smoking, therefore the stages of change model can be applied to