Question

Tom has maintained a healthy body weight by exercising regularly and eating right for more than 5 years. He is in the _____ stage of the transtheoretical model.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - adoption.

Explanation:

The transtheoratical model of behavioral change is a therapy that deals with assesment of the individuals's readiness to develop a new healthier change in the behavior. It also helps in the provides strategies or process of change to guide.

It has six stages of the behavioral change that an individual move through: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, a maintenance and termination in same order.

Thus, the correct answer is - adoption.

Answer 2

Answer:

Termination Stage

Explanation:

Let me Explain all the Stage

Precontemplation - In this stage, people do not intend to take action in the foreseeable future (defined as within the next 6 months). People are often unaware that their behavior is problematic or produces negative consequences. People in this stage often underestimate the pros of changing behavior and place too much emphasis on the cons of changing behavior.

Contemplation - In this stage, people are intending to start the healthy behavior in the foreseeable future (defined as within the next 6 months). People recognize that their behavior may be problematic, and a more thoughtful and practical consideration of the pros and cons of changing the behavior takes place, with equal emphasis placed on both. Even with this recognition, people may still feel ambivalent toward changing their behavior.

Preparation (Determination) - In this stage, people are ready to take action within the next 30 days. People start to take small steps toward the behavior change, and they believe changing their behavior can lead to a healthier life.

Action - In this stage, people have recently changed their behavior (defined as within the last 6 months) and intend to keep moving forward with that behavior change. People may exhibit this by modifying their problem behavior or acquiring new healthy behaviors.

Maintenance - In this stage, people have sustained their behavior change for a while (defined as more than 6 months) and intend to maintain the behavior change going forward. People in this stage work to prevent relapse to earlier stages.

Termination - In this stage, people have no desire to return to their unhealthy behaviors and are sure they will not relapse. Since this is rarely reached, and people tend to stay in the maintenance stage, this stage is often not considered in health promotion programs.