Ginger Has Not Smoked a Cigarette for Four Months

question 83

Multiple Choice

Ginger has not smoked a cigarette for four months. However, after hearing about the death of a close friend, she went to the store, purchased a new pack, and smoked several cigarettes on the way home. Ginger is at which stage of the stages of change model?

• A) maintenance
• B) action/willpower
• C) contemplation
• D) preparation/determination

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