A person has a problem with smoking. If the best stage-matched intervention was to inform him about the dangers of continuing this unhealthy behaviour, then this person would be in the _____________ stage of change.

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In the precontemplation stage of change, individuals are not yet thinking seriously about changing and may not see their behavior as a problem. Informing them about the dangers of their unhealthy behavior is a strategy aimed at increasing their awareness and helping them to start considering change, which is why it matches the precontemplation stage.

A Person Has a Problem with Smoking