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101. Will and Grace have finally gotten Karen to acknowledge that : 1201794
101. Will and Grace have finally gotten Karen to acknowledge that she drinks way too many martinis every day. Karen has put together a specific plan for giving up alcohol completely. According to Prochaska’s model, Karen is in the _____ stage of readiness to change health behaviors.
A. contemplation
B. preparation
C. action
D. maintenance.
102. Steve is engaging in unsafe sex with multiple partners. He says that this is not a problem and not a risk to his health nor to the health of his sexual partners. According to Prochaska’s model of health behavior change, Steve would be considered to be in the _____ stage.
A. relapse
B. precontemplation
C. preparation
D. resistance
103. For the past eight months, Ernie has been successfully replacing his TV-watching time with at least one exercise activity (such as bicycling or working out). According to Prochaska, Ernie is in the _____ stage of readiness.
A. preparation
B. action
C. maintenance
D. contemplation
104. Mike knows that he has a drinking problem, and he seriously wants to change. Because Mike’s behavior still hasn’t changed, he is in the _____ stage of readiness, according to Prochaska’s theory.
A. precontemplation
B. maintenance
C. preparation
D. contemplation
105. Shaquille needs to lose some weight and has recently enrolled in a local Weight Watchers program. For the past month, he has also been taking walks in the evening and doing sit-ups in the mornings. Shaquille seems to be at the _____ stage of readiness.
A. action
B. preparation
C. maintenance
D. precontemplation
106. The correct order for the five stages of readiness is
A. preparation, precontemplation, contemplation, action, and maintenance.
B. precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance.
C. preparation, action, maintenance, precontemplation, and contemplation.
D. precontemplation, preparation, contemplation, maintenance, and action.
107. Marc is thumbing through your psychology textbook. He notices the chart in the Health, Stress, and Coping chapter that outlines steps to coping with stress. Marc points to it and says, “I need to follow these steps. My exams are really stressing me out. Looks like my first step is to
A. list steps to be taken to cope with stress.”
B. implement my coping plans.”
C. decide which stressors are changeable and which are not.”
D. identify the sources and effects of my stress.”
108. Marcella has been experiencing frequent headaches and irritability; therefore, she is attempting to improve her manner of coping with stress. What should she do first?
A. Identify stressors
B. Implement a stress-coping plan
C. Determine which stressors are changeable
D. Eliminate stressors
109. Magda is creating a plan to cope with the stress in her life. Now that she has identified her stressors, her next step will involve
A. determining which stressors are changeable.
B. listing the steps necessary to cope with the stress.
C. continuing to work through the stress.
D. obtaining professional help.
110. Heather learns a coping strategy in which she substitutes her maladaptive thought patterns with more productive ones, such as, “Just do the best you can with what you’ve got.” Heather is using the coping strategy of
A. cognitive restructuring.
B. biofeedback training.
C. contemplation.
D. progressive relaxation training.
