Research on Smokers Employing the Transtheoretical Model's Stages-Of-Change Measure Has

question 10

Multiple Choice

Research on smokers employing the Transtheoretical Model's stages-of-change measure has shown that,if clients progress from their pretreatment stage of change to the next stage of change in the first month of treatment,their likelihood of taking action during the next six months:

• A)stays the same.
• B)increases two-fold.
• C)increases three-fold.
• D)increases four-fold.

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Definitions:

Hypertension

A chronic medical condition where the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated, increasing the risk of heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases.

Manometer

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Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of the body's arteries, a critical measure for assessing cardiovascular health.

Centigrade

A temperature scale also known as Celsius, where 0 degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure.