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An Overweight, Sedentary Middle-Aged Smoker with a Family History of Cardiac

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An overweight, sedentary middle-aged smoker with a family history of cardiac disease has noticed a steady rise in resting blood pressure over a 3- to 4-year period. The patient is concerned about his slightly elevated blood pressure and begins walking 20 to 30 minutes in the evenings with his wife and reduces his pack-a-day cigarette habit to ten cigarettes a day. This person has taken the first steps in:


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Acquisition

Acquisition refers to the process of gaining knowledge, skills, or qualities through experience, practice, or the receiving of information.

Performance

The act of carrying out or accomplishing an action, task, or function.

Punishment Consistent

The reliable and systematic application of a negative consequence following an undesired behavior in order to decrease its occurrence.

More Severe

Describing a condition or situation that is of greater intensity, seriousness, or urgency than previously noted or compared to others.

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