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James O. Prochaska (born 6 August 1942 - died 9 July 2023) was professor of psychology at the University of Rhode Island. [1] He was the lead developer of the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change (TTM) beginning in 1983.
During a smoking cessation study in 1983, researchers James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente identified and developed their Stages of Change as one of the three components in their Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change, also known simply as TTM.
Prochaska’s model of behavior change proposes that overcoming an addiction is the process during which an individual goes through a series of stages. These stages do not happen in a linear order; the process is often cyclical.
The Transtheoretical Model (also called the Stages of Change Model), developed by Prochaska and DiClemente in the late 1970s, evolved through studies examining the experiences of smokers who quit on their own with those requiring further treatment to understand why some people were capable of quitting on their own.
James O. Prochaska is Director of Cancer Prevention Research Center and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of over 400 publications, including four books, Changing to Thrive, Changing for Good, Systems of Psychotherapy, and The Transtheoretical Approach.
James O. Prochaska of the University of Rhode Island, and Carlo Di Clemente and colleagues developed the transtheoretical model beginning in 1977. [1] It is based on analysis and use of different theories of psychotherapy, hence the name "transtheoretical".
A founder of the University of Rhode Island’s Cancer Prevention Research Center, world renowned researcher, behavior change expert and University of Rhode Island Professor Emeritus James O. Prochaska died Sunday, July 9. Born in Detroit, Michigan Aug. 6, 1942, he was 80 years old.
After a childhood scarred by addiction, Jim Prochaska has dedicated his life to figuring out how people can change for the better. Interventions based on his theories—which remain some of the most widely cited works in psychology—have helped therapists around the world assist patients with problems like giving up smoking, improving diet and ...
The transtheoretical model (TTM; Prochaska & DiClemente, 1983; Prochaska et al., 1992, 2002; Prochaska & Velicer, 1997) is the dominant stage model in health psychology and health promotion. It was developed in the 1980s by a group of researchers at the University of Rhode Island.
James O. Prochaska is Director of Cancer Prevention Research Center and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of over 400 publications, including three books, Changing for Good, Systems of Psychotherapy and The Transtheoretical Approach.