
Changing to Thrive
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Changing unhealthy behaviors is easier said than done. Through interactive exercises, backed by countless research studies, Changing to Thrive will help readers progress through the Stages of Change and find the will power to create lasting change that will allow them to thrive.
Eat healthy. Exercise. Quit smoking. Cut down on drinking. Reduce stress. Changing unhealthy behaviors is easier said than done.
If you're like most of us, you have already made repeated attempts to change your lifestyle and improve your well-being without lasting success. You may attribute those failures to things like lack of motivation or the "wrong genes." But it's more likely that you simply don't know how to change.
In this groundbreaking book, James O. Prochaska, PhD, and Janice M. Prochaska, PhD, guide you through a six-stage process designed to help you assess your readiness to change, then tap the inner resources necessary to thrive physically, emotionally, and socially.
Backed by countless research studies, the stages of change model, developed by James Prochaska in collaboration with Carlo DiClemente, PhD, has revolutionized the field of behavior change.Through interactive exercises, Changing to Thrive will help you progress through the stages of change and learn that you have the power within to thrive.
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- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- The Top High-Risk Behaviors
- Well-Being and Happiness
- Chapter Summaries
- Chapter 1: Precontemplation (Not Ready)
- The Three Ds of Precontemplation: Don't Know How, Demoralized, Defensive
- Transforming Defending into Coping
- Moving from Precontemplation to Contemplation (Getting Ready)
- Chapter 2: Moving Forward
- From Contemplation to Preparation (Ready)
- From Preparation to Action
- Chapter 3: From Maintenance to Termination
- Maintenance: A Long Time or a Lifetime?
- Relapse or Recycling: The Spiral of Change
- Termination
- Chapter 4: The Principles of Progress, Part I
- Precontemplation, Motivation, and Change
- Staging Yourself for Healthy Stress Management
- Making Decisions: To Change or Not to Change?
- The First Principle of Progress: Increase Your Pros to Move from Precontemplation to Contemplation
- The Second Principle of Progress: Increase Your Consciousness to Increase Your Behavior Change IQ
- The Third Principle of Progress: Use Dramatic Relief to Move from Precontemplation
- The Fourth Principle of Progress: Decrease Your Cons to Move from Contemplation
- The Fifth Principle of Progress: Use Environmental Reevaluation to Move from Contemplation to Preparation
- The Sixth Principle of Progress: Use Self-Reevaluation to Move from Preparation to Action
- The Seventh Principle of Progress: Make a Commitment to a Better Life through Self-Liberation to Move to Action
- Chapter 5: The Principles of Progress, Part II
- The Eighth Principle of Progress: Counter Conditioning to Use Substitutes for Unhealthy Habits to Move from Action to Maintenance
- ABCDs for Preventing Stress and Distress: Cognitive Counters
- The Ninth Principle of Progress: Reinforce Your Progress by Using Rewards to Move from Action to Maintenance
- The Tenth Principle of Progress: Foster Helping Relationships and Find Someone You Can Count On for Support to Move from Action to Maintenance
- The Eleventh Principle of Progress: Increase Personal Freedom through Social Liberation by Noticing Social Trends to Move to Maintenance
- The Twelfth Principle of Progress: Practice Stimulus Control to Manage Your Environment to Make Healthy Habits Automatic and Move to Maintenance and Beyond
- Chapter 6: Integrating the Stages with the Principles of Progress and the Processes of Change
- Seeing How It All Fits Together
- From Precontemplation to Termination-from Unhealthy Stimulus Control to Healthy Stimulus Control
- Four Effects That Predict Long-Term Success
- Chapter 7: The Breath of Life
- Precontemplation: Raising Your Awareness
- Contemplation Stage: Decreasing Key Cons to Progress to Preparation
- Preparation: Using Self-Reevaluation to Prepare to Quit
- Taking Action: Counter Conditioning-Substituting Healthy Alternatives to Counter Smoking
- Maintenance: Staying Free from Smoking
- Toward Termination: Being Free from Smoking
- Chapter 8: Well-Being and Alcohol Problems
- David's Story
- Assess Your Alcohol Use to Determine Your Current Stage of Change
- Increasing Your Pros to Change Your Drinking Habits and Move from Precontemplation to Contemplation
- In Contemplation, Lower the Cons for Changing Your Drinking Habits
- Progressing to Preparation
- Make a Commitment to Move from Preparation to Action
- Go to Action by Using Counter Conditioning to Substitute Your Drinking Habits with Healthy Habits
- Developing New Habits to Move toward Maintenance
- Chapter 9: Healthy Eating for Well-Being and Weight
- Predicting Success
- Harry's Story
- Increasing Consciousness: What Is New That Can Help You Win with Weight?
- Assess Your Eating Habits to Determine Your Current Stage of Change
- How to Progress from Precontemplation to Contemplation: The Pros of Healthy Eating
- Use Dramatic Relief to Pay Attention to Your Feelings
- Reduce the Cons to Reduce Weight
- Use Environmental Reevaluation to Notice Your Effects on Others
- Use Self-Reevaluation to Create a New Self and Body Image and Move to Preparation
- Use Self-Liberation to Make a Commitment to Increase Your Willpower
- Choosing Your Best Weight-Loss and Healthy Eating Option(s)
- In Preparation, Share Your Commitments with Others
- Use Counter Conditioning to Change Your Unhealthy Eating Habits in Action
- A Family That Cares
- Progressing from Action to Maintenance
- Chapter 10: The Impact of Exercise
- Increase Your Pros to Move from Precontemplation
- Progressing in Contemplation: Use Environmental Reevaluation to Notice Your Effects on Others
- Progressing to Preparation
- Moving in Maintenance: Use Stimulus Control to Manage Your Environment
- Chapter 11: Using Less Energy to Change Multiple Behaviors
- Changing a New Behavior: Sleeping Better by Breathing, Drinking, Eating, Moving, and Feeling Better
- Using Coaction to Change Multiple Habits
- Chapter 12: Reducing Multiple High-Risk Behaviors
- Improving Your Physical Well-Being
- Improving Your Emotional Well-Being
- Improving Your Social Well-Being by Sharing Your Changes
- Improving Your Purposeful Well-Being
- Improving Your Financial Well-Being
- Epilogue: A Life of Well-Being
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About the Authors
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