A Patient Who Has an Elevation in Serum Cholesterol Continues

question 10

Multiple Choice

A patient who has an elevation in serum cholesterol continues to eat red meat and fried foods. Which stage of change is this patient experiencing?

• A) Determination
• B) Action
• C) Precontemplation
• D) Contemplation

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Definitions:

Cognitive Therapies

Psychological treatments that focus on changing faulty or irrational thinking patterns, beliefs, and attitudes.

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to cure phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, by gradual exposure to the feared object or situation in a controlled environment.

Token Economy

An operant conditioning procedure in which people earn a token for exhibiting a desired behavior and can later exchange the tokens for privileges or treats.

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships (such as love or hatred for a parent).