When the counselor asks Marcus why he is in therapy, he replies “Because my mother and brother think I have a problem with drinking but it’s them who has the problem! I’m just here so they get off my back about it.” When the counselor asks if he thinks he has a problem, he quickly replied “Definitely not, all the other kids drink as much as I do. I actually drink less than them.” What stage of change is Marcus in?
a. Denial
b. Precontemplation
c. Contemplation
d. Action
b. Precontemplation
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a. Structured interviews b. Ethnographic interviewing c. Semistructured interviewing d. Conversational interrogating
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a. Standard practice b. Rationing c. Capitation d. Downcoding
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