Casey wants to start eating healthy foods. She has purchased books on the topic and even enrolled in a nutrition class for next semester. According to Prochaska's stages of change model, Casey is most likely in the ____ stage of readiness.
a. contemplation
b. preparation
c. action
d. maintenance
Question 2
Will and Grace have finally gotten Karen to acknowledge that she drinks way too many martinis every day. Karen says that she has a specific plan for giving up alcohol, and she has already taken preliminary steps by drinking only two instead of ten martinis each day. According to Prochaska's model, Karen is in the ____ stage of readiness to change health behaviors.
a. contemplation
b. preparation
c. action
d. maintenance