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. 2022 Nov 25;11(11):e40817. doi: 10.2196/40817

Table 2.

Activities and behavioral change techniques for section 2 (strategies for supporting the change).

Module and activities Behavioral change techniquesa
Section 2 (strategies for supporting the change)

1. Doing cannabis-free activities


  • Read about suggested distraction strategies

  • Decide on and plan to engage in 2 cannabis-free activities

  • Behavior substitution

  • Prompt goal setting

  • Prompt behavioral practice

  • Behavioral activation


2. Getting social support


  • Read about the importance of having an adequate support system

  • Identify supportive persons

  • Provide information on social support (general and emotional)

  • Prompt goal setting (social support)

  • Prompt behavioral practice

  • Behavioral activation


3. Taking care of yourself


  • Rank psychological and activity domains affected by cannabis use and psychosis

  • Read information to promote a healthy lifestyle (eg, diet and sleep)

  • Select a lifestyle modification goal and make a plan

  • Provide information

  • Prompt intention formation

  • Prompt goal setting

  • Action planning

  • Behavioral activation


4. Managing your stress


  • Identify stress symptoms

  • Read about false stress triggers

  • Read about stress coping strategies

  • Provide information

  • Cognitive restructuring

  • Monitoring with awareness

  • Prompt behavioral practice

  • Provide contingent rewards (badge, upon completion of 4 strategies)

  • Behavioral activation


5. Finding solutions to your problems


  • Read about problem-solving steps

  • Participate in exercises that incorporate problem-solving techniques

  • Provide information

  • Skills training focused on problem-solving

  • Behavioral activation


6. Communicating effectively


  • Read about verbal and nonverbal communication techniques

  • Identify used communication techniques

  • Provide information

  • Monitoring with awareness

  • Skills training focused on problem-solving

  • Behavioral activation


7. Being assertive


  • Read about communication modalities

  • Participate in exercises that exemplify the use of assertive communication

  • Skills training focused on verbal and nonverbal communication

  • Self-affirmation

  • Behavioral activation


8. Valuing and rewarding yourself


  • Identify positive behavioral changes

  • Select preferred encouragements

  • Choose rewarding activities

  • Self-reward

  • Anticipation of future rewards

  • Prompt goal setting (activities)

  • Provide contingent rewards (badge, upon completion of 8 strategies)

  • Behavioral activation


9. My journey


  • Self-assessment of reaching cannabis use and personal goals

  • Identify useful strategies and behaviors

  • Provide plans for future projects

  • Access web-based resources about cannabis and psychosis

  • Provide feedback on outcomes and behavior

  • Prompt goal setting (activities)

  • Monitoring with awareness or relapse prevention

  • Provide general encouragement

  • Provide contingent rewards (badge)

aCorresponding to the taxonomy of behavior change techniques published by Abraham and Michie [49] and Michie et al [50].