overall picture) – processing cumulative probabilities instead of single incident probabilities Qualitative and quantitative risks (Consider different factors) – processing different expressions of risk Positive framing (Think positively) – focusing on success instead of failure framing Self-examination relate to risk (Be aware of your risks) – conducting an assessment of risk perception, e.g. personalisation, impact on others Reevaluation of outcomes (Know the outcomes) – emphasising positive outcomes of alternative behaviours and reevaluating outcome expectancies Perception of benefits (Focus on benefits) – perceiving advantages of the healthy behaviour and disadvantages of the risk behaviour Self-efficacy and social support (Get help) – mobilising social support; skills training on coping with emotional disadvantages of change Decision making perspective (Decide) – focusing on making the decision Tailoring on time horizons (Set the time frame) – incorporating personal time horizons Focus on important factors (Prioritise) – incorporating personal factors of highest importance Trying out new behaviour (Try it) – changing something about oneself and gaining experience with that behaviour Persuasion of positive outcomes (Persuade yourself) – promoting new positive outcome expectations and reinforcing existing ones Modelling (Build scenarios) – showing models to overcome barriers effectively Skill improvement (Build a supportive environment) – restructuring environments to contain important, obvious and socially supported cues for the new behaviour Coping with barriers (Plan to tackle barriers) – identifying barriers and planning solutions when facing these obstacles Goal setting (Set goals) – setting specific and incremental goals Skills enhancement (Adapt your strategies) – restructuring cues and social support; anticipating and circumventing obstacles; modifying goals Dealing with barriers (Accept setbacks) – understanding that setbacks are normal and can be overcome Self-rewards for success (Reward yourself) – feeling good about progress; reiterating positive consequences Coping skills (Identify difficult situations) – identifying high risk situations; selecting solutions; practicing solutions; coping with relapse While most of these processes and strategies are associated with health interventions such as stress management, exercise, healthy eating, smoking cessation and other addictive behaviour, some of them are also used in other types of interventions such as travel interventions. Some processes are recommended in a specific stage, while others can be used in one or more stages. Decisional balance This core construct "reflects the individual's relative weighing of the pros and cons of changing". Decision making was conceptualized by Janis and Mann as a "decisional balance sheet" of comparative potential gains and losses. Decisional balance measures, the pros and