Stages of Change
ABC
True/ False
Values
100
You are not yet considering change or are unwilling or unable to change.
What is Pre-contemplation?
100
This stands for "A" in the ABC Framework.
What is Activating Event?
100
Legal Consequences are an example of a benefit behavior.
What is False?
100
Giving others time to express their ideas and waiting for things to happen are examples of this value.
What is Patience?
200
You acknowledge concerns and are considering the possibility of change but are ambivalent and uncertain of making the change
What is Contemplation?
200
This stands for "B" in the ABC Framework.
What is Beliefs or Self-Talk?
200
Other people are responsible for my anger and actions as a result of my anger.
What is False?
200
Ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity to succeed no matter what their race, gender and status are.
What is equality?
300
In this stage, you are planning on making changes to your behavior within the next 30 days.
What is preparation?
300
This stands for "C" in the ABC Framework.
What is Choice or Action?
300
Responding to a patient's statement by stating back the essence of the statement is called this:
What is reflective listening?
300
Following through on obligations such as attending school, completing homework assignment, returning borrowed items or doing chores are home are classified as this value.
What is responsibility?
400
In this stage, you are actively making steps to change your behavior.
What is action?
400
Examples such as "getting into a fight", "stealing money" or "walking away" refer to this stage or letter of the ABC Framework.
What is "C" (Choice or Action)?
400
"I can understand why you feel that way" is a motivational interview technique used during this stage of change.
What is pre-contemplation?
400
Being truthful, sincere, not lying and admitting behaviors that may have resulted in negative consequences represents this value.
What is honesty?
500
In this stage you have experienced a recurrence of symptoms that you have already changed, you must now cope with the consequences
What is Relapse?
500
Self- talk or core beliefs that we hold such as: "I am worthless", "Things never work out for me" and "I'll show them occur in this stage of the ABC Framework
What is Beliefs (B)?
500
This part of the motivational interviewing process supports patients self-efficacy, builds rapport, reinforces the patient's efforts, and helps the patient move toward change.
What is affirming?
500
These are interventions to use during the third stage.
What is generate plans, set goals, support, self efficacy?