I never really thought about quitting, I hear stories that people do, and then they start again. Wonderful that isn’t it?…
(Glanz, Rimer & Viswanath, 2008, p.68) A study conducted looked at “84 smokers attending health promotion clinics in a primary care setting completed questionnaires that assessed the main constructs of the theory of planned behavior, perceived susceptibility, and past cessation attempts. The Theory of Planned Behavior model was used and found results that suggest that interventions should focus on perceptions of susceptibility and control to increase smokers' motivation to quit. (NIH,…
Aversion therapy, a psychological treatment, is different from behavioural approach, which is to use electric shock treatments or other unpleasant stimulation to make people feel negative experience of smoking. This is supposed to assist people from smoking again. For example, according to Lowe (cited in Hajek, 2011) reported that covert sensitization or symbolic aversion causes negative aversive consequences of smoking, include nausea and vomiting, and the relief following putting out the cigarette. Additionally, exercise, a specific behavioural therapy of smoking cessation, is used to help “people give up smoking by moderating nicotine withdrawal and cravings, and by helping to manage” (Ussher, Taylor, & Faulkner, 2012). Taking regular exercise could may aid people avoid to return to smoking in long-term treatment. According to Ussher et al. (2012), “the exercise component more than doubled the likelihood of not smoking after 12 months”. Compare with aversion therapy and exercise, they have significant and specific effect on smokers who want to stop smoking, however, in some cases, it is possible that these interventions should combined with other smoking cessation…
The sole purpose of this APA sample paper is to demonstrate APA style, 6th ed.…
Smokers often say that they want to quit, but do not know how. There is no one right way to quit, but there are some key elements in quitting with success. A smoker has to make the decision to quit smoking first. There are questions a smoker could ask himself to help make that decision easier, such as does…
Motivational interviewing would help in a therapeutic relationship because of the open-ended questions, trust, reflections, and respect. Being able to meet the client at the point in substance addiction is essential to this type of interviewing. Being able to roll with the changes and stages of an individual addiction is essential. The goal is to help the client arrive at the talk change. Many counseling techniques are used today but the practices found in motivational interviewing are found to be vastly advantageous, with positive benefits helping clients arrive at a change in life when it comes to the susceptible addictive disorders (Capuzzi & Stauffer, 2012).…
For such people, using physical methods of slowly weaning a person off of the smoking habit through nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) alternatives might not work. Trained professionals administer the process, so it is not advisable for an untrained person to try and administer smoking cessation hypnosis. The process is a scientific method and should be conducted step by step to allow the patient to progress out of the addiction. However, this does not mean that addiction cannot be treated.…
Are you a smoker? Do you know anyone who smokes and struggles with quitting smoking? I am credible to explain the process of quitting the bad habit of smoking because I myself was a smoker for five years and quit “cold turkey.” The first thing you must acknowledge when deciding to quit smoking is to quit for your own good and not for your girlfriend or your parents. The second step would be to rethink the advantages and disadvantages of smoking. At last, the final step to quitting smoking is to stay strong and consistent to your decision.…
Prochaska, J. O., & DiClemente, C. C. (1983). Stages and processes of self-change of smoking:…
References: Bartlett, Y., Sheeran, P., & Hawley, M. (2013). Effective behavior change techniques in smoking…
The health consequences of smoking have become evident since early 1960s and numerous techniques to help smokers to become non-smokers have developed. Smoking is the largest preventable cause of cancer, and is responsible for more cancer deaths in Australia. It is also directly responsible for many heart and lung diseases. Smoking has effects on the smoker, as well as those around them. Changing health-risk behaviour has been shown to decrease morbidity and mortality and enhance a better quality of life. This essay aims to describe theories and models that are effective interventions to help the cessation of smoking, and relapses. Most of the mortality and morbidity is caused by individual behavioural lifestyle, smoking, alcohol and recreational drugs. The theories I am going to discuss are The Theory of Planned Behaviour and the Trans theoretical Model changes. Also this assignment will…
References: Duaso, Maria J. Duncan, Debbie, 2012, Health impact of smoking and smoking cessation strategies: current evidence, British Journal of Community Nursing, pg 3…
In another article in the Harm Reduction Journal, Riccardo Polosa, Brad Rodu, Pasquale Caponnetto, Marilena Maglia, and Cirino Raciti argue most smokers are faced with few options when they are looking to quit. They describe how tobacco harm reduction is the key to reducing the long-term health risks of smoking because this method involves removing tobacco combustion from the equation. They claim that nicotine by itself has little to no health risks and has even been shown to be beneficial to treat certain conditions such as depression and attention disorders. As a result, when complete nicotine cessation takes place, these underlying conditions are left untreated. And finally, they argue that if harm reduction policies were put into effect, potentially “millions of lives could be saved” and potential costs could be avoided (Polosa et al. 7). In my life, both of my grandparents were hard smokers and suffered from smoking related conditions. If only they had known that other alternatives were available, I am certain they would have given them a try. It makes me sad that other alternatives were available to help them and if only they had been properly educated they could still potentially be…
Wilson, J. S., Elborn, J. S., & Fitzsimmons, D. (2010, ). ‘It’s not worth stopping now’: why do smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease continue to smoke? A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 819-827.…
8). Two approaches include motivational interviewing (MI) and the transtheoretical model (TTM). MI is focused on resolving the hesitancy over changing behaviors, whereas TTM focuses on the individual’s ability to make his or her own choices. According to the article, the literature has shown there is support for the use of MI for CVD risk factor reduction. Instead of forcing the patient to institute changes in their lives, this focuses on the patient using his/her own inner motivation. MI was shown to be effective as a modifier of diet, exercise, and smoking behavior. MI was effective in: lowering lipid profile values, increasing the likelihood of exercising, eliciting self-motivation, and increasing the likelihood of smoking cessation. TTM, on the other hand, had limited effectiveness as a modifier of diet, exercise, and smoking behavior. The results were inferior or equivalent to usual care, or no care at all. The TTM studies had many limitations, such as a small sample size and very few studies that were actually conducted, which make the results biased. Therefore, the study concluded that MI was the superior intervention in order to modify CVD risk factors. This can aid NPs in assisting patients to modify risk factor behaviors that can ultimately put them at risk for developing CVD, or to assist in delaying the progression of existing…