Behavioral Science & Ethics USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 52-year-old man with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes attends a nutrition counseling session. The counselor explains dietary modifications and prescribes a detailed meal plan. Two weeks later, the patient has made no dietary changes. He states, 'I know what I should do, but I'm not ready to change yet.' Which stage of change is he currently in?
Answer choices
- AContemplationCorrect answer
- BMaintenance
- CPrecontemplation
- DPreparation
- EAction
- FTermination
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