Question

Warren is a heavy smoker who suffers from a frequent "smoker's cough."  The cough worries him, and he knows on a conscious level that it is the result of his smoking habit.  He has not actually made any moves toward changing his behavior, but he has thought a lot about it and worrying about what will happen to his family if he does not stop smoking.  If Warren's behavior is viewed according to the transtheoretical model, which stage of change does it best fit?  

A) Preparation 

 B) Contemplation 

C)Maintenance 

D)Pre-contemplation 

Answer 1

Warrene behaviour fits in stage B. CONTEMPLATION

REASON -  It is a stage where the person is aware of his condition and he is seriously thinking about overcoming the problem . Even he thinks about the pros and cons of changing the behaviour but he has not yet made a commitment to change his action .

Other stages are

A. Preparation - people in this stage are intending to take action and has successfully started taking some actions .

C. Maintenance - it is a stage where people maintain the behavioural change to prevent relapse and consolidate the gain during the action.

D. Pre- CONTEMPLATION - There is no intention to change behaviour in the future and the person is not aware of their problems