Some of the Characteristics That Distinguish People Who Are in the ______________

question 129

Multiple Choice

Some of the characteristics that distinguish people who are in the ______________ stage of change are that they possess a beginning awareness of their problem behaviour but they are not yet ready to change it.

• A)action
• B)contemplation
• C)maintenance
• D)preparation

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.

Empowerment

The process of increasing the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people or communities to enable them to represent their interests in a responsible and self-determined way.

Pathologies

The study of diseases, their causes, processes, development, and consequences.

Intersectionality

Intersectionality is a conceptual framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.