Describe an individual who is in the precontemplation stage.
What will be an ideal response?
Precontemplators deny they have a problem, work hard to resist change, and stay in a place of ignorance. They avoid conversation about it, disregard information presented to them about the problem, and often think others are the problem. If they present for therapy, it is because friends and family members have coerced or nagged the individual into going. Some precontemplators may indicate that they wish they could change without having any or intention to do so. If they change their behavior, it usually to appease criticisms of others.
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Which stage of change is the client unaware of their need to make behavioral changes?
a. precontemplation b. contemplation c. action d. maintenance
The author believes that the surest indicator of cultural insensitivity is:
A. the inability to create a welcoming environment for clients of color. B. the lack of understanding of cultural definitions regarding health and wellness. C. the inability to see one's own prejudices. D. the belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics.
According to your text, although there were isolated episodes of inhalant abuse prior to the turn of the last century, it
a. gradually evolved into a phenomenon that involved inhaling the fumes of toluene exclusively. b. became more popular in the 1900s when industrial solvents became available for abuse. c. tended to be ignored by the mainstream media until the late 1990s. d. has not continued to be a social problem since other drugs are available to people who would have formerly abused solvents alone.
A cornerstone of the medical, or “disease,” model is that disease states are a reflection of
a. biological dysfunction at the cellular or molecular level. b. a corruption of “free will.” c. a disruption in the balance of the four humors of the body. d. the unavoidable consequence of commerce, which has brought us things such as the bubonic plague in the 1300s, when flea-infested rats were carried from areas where the plague was endemic to areas where it had never been seen before.