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serike

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What would be the best way to help motivate a smoker to stop smoking if s/he perceives many barriers to quitting, and you are following the health belief model?
 
  A) Convince the smoker that there are no real barriers to smoking cessation.
  B) Convince the smoker that risks of smoking outweigh barriers to quitting.
  C) Offer the smoker a variety of strategies to address the barriers perceived.
  D) Offer the smoker quitting techniques; they do not see barriers to quitting.

Question 2

If you are a health psychologist administering smoking cessation programs, what do smokers need to believe to be motivated to quit smoking, according to the health belief model?
 
  A) That quitting smoking is worth the effort, in spite of the numerous barriers to quit
  B) That smoking can lead to diseases, though these are seldom ever life-threatening
  C) That the risks incurred by smoking outnumber the benefits attained from quitting
  D) That smoking risks are severe, quitting benefits clear, and barriers to quit are few



sarajane1989

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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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