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To understand why we do things you have to consider the motivational
forces acting at the time; plans and beliefs about what we
should do may compete with what we want to do and impulses resulting
from thoughts, feelings and external stimuli that are present. If
we fail to consider all of these elements we will not even improve
on implicit common sense.'
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we think, do or feel is a reaction to something that is either in our
heads or in our immediate environment. Our mental representations of
ourselves and what we want to be (identity) comprise the foundation
of self-control in the face of immediate impulses, wants and needs'
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WHAT
IS THE PRIME
THEORY
The acronym stands for Plans, Responses, Impulses, Motives and Evaluations. It is an attempt at a synthetic theory of motivation that brings into the same model such diverse concepts as habit, choice, impulse, drive, emotion, reflex, self-control and identity. These can play a role in influencing behaviour and must be incorporated into a theory that attempts to explain, predict and influence behaviour at least as well as can be done through implicit common sense. The language and concepts are as close to those in everyday use as possible. Why invent a whole new vocabulary if what we have got served the purpose? | Book : Theory of Addiction (the first published version of the PRIME theory published in January 2006): to buy just go to amazon.co.uk or amazon.com and type in 'theory of addiction'
PRIME Theory and its application to smoking cessation: This slide set is a brief summary of some of the main points PRIME theory for an audience of smoking cessation practitioners Carep Diem: Talk on PRIME and smoking cessation: This slide set gives the key tenets of PRIME theory and its application to understanding the smoking cessation European Network of Quitlines: Talk on PRIME and the process of change: This slide set is the most up to date version of the key tenets of PRIME theory and its application to the process of change Talk on PRIME and population health: This gives the key tenets of PRIME theory and its application to improving population health Talk on the process of behaviour change: This slide set covers the borad issue of behaviour change and includes updated diagrams of key concepts in PRIME theory Talk on the future of addiction treatment: Includes new slides on the tension and triggers concept and slide on comprehensive motivational assessment Brief talk on motivation to stop smoking in Paris: A few slides on latest thinking on the tension and triggers model. Draft book chapter : Brief draft chapter on the application of PRIME theory to addiction treatment UCL talk on the theory: Explaining the theory with a new diagram and adding a new theme (frames of mind) Keynote address to SRNT: What use are theories in understanding and combating nicotine dependence Slide presentation 1 : PRIME theory and its application to health behaviour Slide presentation 2: PRIME Theory and its application to addiction Two page theory outline: A very brief taster of the theory Draft 40-page paper: A more extensive description of the theory Draft questionnaire : to predict smoking cessation attempts and success |
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