Changing for Good [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

J. Prochaska (Author), David Brand (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1994

a new approach for changing self-destructive behavior--including overeating, smoking, and drug abuse--offers a step-by-step explanation of the six stages essential to self-change. Book available.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

From deep within the ore, great changes must be made to reveal the hidden diamond. Similar hard work is just as essential in changing human behavior, especially addictive behavior, according to the authors. Changing for Good distinguishes itself from the many other self-help materials available by espousing a sound therapeutic approach based on the authors' years of professional work with people in all sorts of damaging behavioral patterns, including smoking, overeating, alcohol abuse, and toxic relationships. The six steps to change, the social processes one must understand while changing, and the criteria used to measure success will prove useful to all self-helpers. Reader David Brand presents the text clearly and succinctly. A sure choice for all popular psychology collections.
Dale Farris, Groves, Tex.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

James O. Prochaska, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Cancer Prevention Research center at the University of Rhode Island.

John C. Norcross, Ph.D., is Professor and former Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton.

Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D., is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Their model for self-change has attracted attention worldwide and has been applied in programs sponsored by such organizations as the national cancer Institute and the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Sound Ideas; Abridged edition (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671898914
• ISBN-13: 978-0671898915
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,314,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Books on Cassette > Health, Mind & Body > Subliminal & Hypnosis

Customer Reviews

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235 of 236 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a nice change!, July 14, 2007

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Henry - See all my reviews

This review is from: Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward (Paperback)

Unlike most self-help books out there, this one is actually based on research for a change. Based on this Phd's work on how people change, this guy has uncovered the different, predictable stages of change that people go through when they attempt to get themselves to change. Although the stages are fairly predictable, not everybody goes through them in the exact same order as some people skip various stages on their way to changing their behaviour. A great book all-in-all, it's definitely worth a look. Also liked The Sixty-Second Motivator.

56 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I knew that...", November 17, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward (Paperback)

This book is both revolutionary and profoundly familiar. Change happens not all at once, but in progressive stages, and there are unique tasks that must be accomplished for each stage. It's like gardening--starts with tilling the soil, adding compost, laying out the beds, planting, etc. It would be absurd to simply arrive at the untilled garden patch and shout, "I want tomatoes!" It is also a mistake to try to change oneself before the preliminary work is done. The book is particularly useful in talking about the earliest stages, which the authors call the Precontemplative ("I don't have a problem") and Contemplative ("Ok, maybe I have a problem, but there's nothing I can do about it") stages. One of the clearest and most practical books I have read, for either therapists and self-changers.

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars James Prochaska is THE Master Change Theorist!, February 3, 2001

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Lyn Jones (Morgan Hill, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Changing for Good: A Revolutionary Six-Stage Program for Overcoming Bad Habits and Moving Your Life Positively Forward (Paperback)

As a motivational speaker and trainer, I have read countless books on change, and this is my number one show at my seminars. Prochaska gives a clear, concise, easy to understand map to changing even the most difficult behaviors. What makes this book different from the rest is that it is heavily research and theory based -- Prochaska's own work -- without getting heavily bogged down for the lay reader. Fabulous analogies and metaphors, with special emphasis on the power of social support. I thank him for sharing his research and findings with us so that we can all benefit from it!!