A Person with a Heart Disease Is Told to Make

question 52

Multiple Choice

A person with a heart disease is told to make some diet and lifestyle changes. He states, "I know that I should make changes because my father and brother both died of heart attacks. But I really like to have my big steaks for dinner." Which stage of behavior change does this example represent

• A)Precontemplation
• B)Contemplation
• C)Action
• D)Maintenance
• E)Adoption

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Definitions:

Time Out

A form of behavioral modification that involves temporarily removing an individual from an environment where inappropriate behavior has occurred, to decrease that behavior.

Conventional Punishment

Traditional forms of punishment used to decrease or eliminate undesirable behaviors.

Effective Punishment

A punishment that reduces the likelihood of the behavior it follows occurring again, by being immediate, consistent, and proportionate.

Fear Stimulus

Any object, situation, or event that elicits a fear response, either through learned experience or innate reaction.