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= Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM) = The Precaution Adoption Process Model (PAPM), was developed by Weinstein for creating a working framework in order to understand conscious actions taken to reduce health risks. Incorporated within this framework, is the concept of prior to the action consideration among other stage models. The model consists of seven stages.

Stage 1: Unaware of the issue
The person is not aware that the behavior might threat a healthy state. Simply as lacking the knowledge, thus lack of awareness to the risk.

Stage 2: Aware of the issue but not personally engaged
The person starts to be aware that the behavior have some risks, but perceive the risks and the behavior as not sufficient enough to pose a threat to own health ( Optimism bias).

Stage 3: Engaged and deciding what to do
People decide whether to act. Some having many competing issues in mind that consume the attention capacity, which in turn can affect the consideration whether to act.

Stage 4: Planning to act but not yet having acted
Becoming aware and acknowledging that the behavior might pose a threat. Some might have the intention to act, though not doing so in an active manner.

Stage 5: Having decided not to act
When in Stage 3, some who decided not to act upon the knowledge (as in stage 4) or deciding to do act upon (as in stage 5). Intention to act does not necessarily mean that the person will be active and take an action. The perception of the risk is a crucial factor of consideration in order to proceed into action, as motivation into the next step.

Stage 6: Acting
The person is actively acting upon the necessary acts to reduce own risk.

Stage 7: Maintenance
Some of the new achieved behaviors might not last long. This final stage is not always present.

These seven stages are representation of qualitative different patterns that people demonstrate in their behavior, experiences, and beliefs. The transitions among the stages depends upon the person’s considerations and judgment.