Vernice's Doctor Has Informed Her That She Is Severely Overweight,and

question 23

Multiple Choice

Vernice's doctor has informed her that she is severely overweight,and that she should change her eating habits.Vernice fully intends to comply,and intends to start changing behaviors in the next month or so.According to the Transtheoretical Model,Vernice is in the"

• A)precontemplation stage
• B)contemplation stage
• C)preparation stage
• D)action stage

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Definitions:

Ethics Issues

Problems or situations that require individuals or organizations to choose between actions that are evaluated as right or wrong.

FSGO

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations, a framework that incentivizes organizations in the United States to install and maintain ethics and compliance programs to mitigate punishment for offenses.

Ethical Compliance

Adhering to laws, regulations, standards, and ethical practices that are applicable to an organization's operations and conduct.

Probation

A period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.