What would be the best way to help motivate a smoker to stop smoking if s/he perceives many barriers to quitting, and you are following the health belief model?
A) ?Convince the smoker that there are no real barriers to smoking cessation.
B) ?Convince the smoker that risks of smoking outweigh barriers to quitting.
C) ?Offer the smoker a variety of strategies to address the barriers perceived.
D) ?Offer the smoker quitting techniques; they do not see barriers to quitting.
C
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In 1989, health professionals in China began a massive antismoking effort in several cities that involved children whose fathers smoked. As part of this effort, all of the following are accurate statements EXCEPT
a. schoolchildren were given antismoking literature and questionnaires to take home to their fathers. b. children wrote letters to their fathers asking them to quit smoking c. children submitted monthly reports on their fathers' smoking habits to their schools. d. photos of the fathers who continued smoking were published in the school newspapers.
Based on the results of Stern and colleagues (1977), which statement about the effectiveness of hypnosis to relieve pain is TRUE?
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