Your friend is morbidly obese. When you express your concern to him about his health, he denies that his obesity will have any effect on his health and cites the example of his father, who is also obese and apparently healthy. Which stage of behavior change is your friend in regarding his obesity?

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Your friend is in the Precontemplation stage of behavior change, where individuals do not recognize their behavior as a problem and are not considering change. His denial and justification using his father's example indicate he does not see his obesity as a health issue.

Your Friend Is Morbidly Obese