Philani Has Been Confronted by Family Members and Friends About

question 23

Multiple Choice

Philani has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. He does not feel the need to alter his behaviours. Philani is at which stage of change?

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

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Definitions:

Common Variation

Variability in data that is shared among all observations or variables being studied.

Randomly Occurring

Randomly occurring refers to events or phenomena that happen without a predictable pattern, often analyzed in probability and statistics to understand patterns and occurrences in data.

Assignable Variation

Variation in a process that can be traced to specific causes, as opposed to random or common cause variation.

Malfunctioned

Referred to when an item or system does not operate as intended or fails to perform its required function.