Stages of Change
In this stage of change, a person is evaluating options and weighing pros and cons, but are not ready to take any action at the present.
What is the contemplation stage of change?
Ancient religious traditions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity all had components of this , which allows one to practice mindfulness.
What is meditation?
These are repetitive behaviors we experience in our daily routines that have become so automatic that deliberate thinking and/or decision making around them has been eliminated.
What are habits?
People, places, or things can be this.
What is a trigger?
To change behavior you take these, even in small quantities.
"What are steps?"
Is there a problem?
What is the preparation stage of change?
This is the ability to recognize your own feelings, behaviors, and characteristics.
What is self-awareness?
In the 2024 Homestead, A nuclear bomb detonates in this American city.
What is Los Angeles?
This is the amount of time that, on average, a craving lasts.
What is 18 minutes?
Often people will focus on this and forget about the steps to arrive there.
"What is the goal or end results?"
Setting a goal, making plans and small changes.
What is the preparation stage of change?
This practice of mindfulness allows you to focus on the rise and fall of your abdomen.
"What is breathing?"
DAILY DOUBLE
What is autopilot?
This response is taking a "time out" until cravings and urges subside.
What is delay?
It's important to not only recognize achievements, but to also employ this response.
"What is rewarding?"
Everyone will go through the stages of change as they are attempting to change this.
What is behavior?
Emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and financial.
What is the Eight Dimensions of Wellness?
What is self-awareness?
When people know certain situations may bring on cravings and urges, they can do this to avoid a lapse.
"What is avoid or leave?"
These do not need to be grand in order to be worthwhile and should be rewarded.
"What are successes or accomplishments?"
A "slip" should not be viewed as this, but rather to be seen as an opportunity to to learn and grow.
What is a failure?
This is a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
What is an exaggeration?
In the 2024 film, Homestead wood rats destroy a significant portion of this, worsening the food situation for the family group of survivors.
Who is wheat supply?
When experiencing a trigger, craving, or urge, taking this to evaluate thinking can make the difference between refusal and relapse.
What is a stop or pause?
Behaviors that are rewarded are most likely to do this.
What is occur again?