According to the stages of change model, a key element in the preparation stage is

A. the amount of information that individuals have collected about their problematic behavior.
B. the cost involved in changing one's behavior.
C. whether individuals truly feel they are ready to change.
D. raising one's consciousness about the problem.


Answer: C

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Cognitive therapy for personality disorders focuses on

A) the way other people respond when the client acts inappropriately. B) the external sources of stress that cause psychological breakdown. C) underlying dysfunctional schemas in the client's mind. D) changing the client's understanding of their early childhood.

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That the nucleus accumbens is implicated in dissociative identity disorder (DID) suggests that:

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