Clay's father was recently diagnosed with lung cancer.Though the doctors believe they caught the condition early enough to help Clay's father,Clay is frightened enough by the diagnosis to decide to quit smoking himself.He throws out his cigarette packs and lighters,joins a smoking-cessation support group,and puts the money he might otherwise have spent on cigarettes into a jar so he can reward himself for quitting.Clay is in the _____________ stage of the transtheoretical model.

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Clay has already taken concrete steps to quit smoking by throwing out his cigarette packs, joining a support group, and setting up a reward system. These actions indicate that he is in the action stage of the transtheoretical model, where he is actively making changes to his behavior. The precontemplation stage would involve no recognition or intention of quitting, while the contemplation stage would involve considering quitting but not taking any concrete steps yet. The self-verification stage is not a stage in the transtheoretical model.

Clay's Father Was Recently Diagnosed with Lung Cancer