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21. You are trying to change your exercise routine in order to have a healthier lifestyle. You develop a new exercise schedule and plan to implement it starting next month. You are in the _____ stage of the stages of change model. 
A. precontemplation
B. contemplation
C. preparation/determination
D. action/willpower

22. Belief in one’s ability to successfully change and “see it through” is characteristic of which of the following stages of change? 
A. Preparation/determination
B. Maintenance
C. Action/willpower
D. Contemplation

23. Which of the following statements would be most typical of someone in the preparation/determination stage of change? 
A. “Problem? What problem? I don’t have a problem.”
B. “I am going to focus on learning new alternative healthy behaviors that will replace the old unhealthy ones.”
C. “I know that my behavior is problematic, but I’m just not ready to change it yet.”
D. “I’m going to do something about this problem, starting first thing next week.”

24. According to the stages of change model, during the _____ stage, individuals commit to making a real behavioral change and enact a plan for effective change. 
A. action/willpower
B. contemplation
C. maintenance
D. preparation/determination

25. Uncle Leo quit smoking two months ago. He is hoping that he can continue to stay tobacco-free so he has been trying to find ways to support his new, healthy behavior pattern. He eats mint whenever he gets a craving to smoke. Uncle Leo seems to be in the _____ stage of the stages of change model. 
A. preparation/determination
B. contemplation
C. action/willpower
D. maintenance

26. _____ our accomplishments can motivate consistent behavior. 
A. Bragging about
B. Forgetting
C. Downplaying
D. Acknowledging, enjoying, and celebrating

27. Bob decided that he was a bit overweight and in order to do something about it, he created a new exercise program, something he’d never tried before. Though he initially had some difficulty setting it up and sticking with it, he has consistently done his exercise workout for the last eight months. Though it is becoming more habitual, the program is still not yet automatic for him and he reinforces himself with new CDs each month if he has successfully completed his workouts. According to the stages of change model, Bob would most likely be in the _____. 
A. contemplation stage
B. maintenance stage
C. termination stage
D. preparation/determination stage

28. Which of the following is the last stage in the stages of change model? 
A. Resolution
B. Resistance
C. Action/willpower
D. Maintenance

29. When Wendy first started trying to eat healthier it felt like she was a “dieter.” She was constantly thinking about how to eat healthy. After several months of successfully opting to eat nutritious food as opposed to her old fast food favorites, Wendy does not feel like a dieter anymore. She no longer has to consciously think about trying to eat healthy foods; rather, her new lifestyle has become a part of who she is. Wendy is in which of the following stages of change? 
A. Preparation/determination
B. Maintenance
C. Action/willpower
D. Contemplation

30. According to the stages of change model, when conscious attention is no longer required to maintain the new, healthy behaviors and such behaviors simply are part of the individual’s lifestyle, _____ has been achieved. This occurs during the _____ stage of change. 
A. determination/action-willpower
B. transcendence/maintenance
C. optimistic appraisal/contemplation
D. hardiness/preparation