Aperson with heart disease is told he has to make some changes in his diet and lifestyle practices. he states "i know that i should make changes because my father and brother both died of heart attacks. but, i really like to have my big steaks for dinner." he is in what stage of behavior change?

He is in "contemplation" stage.

Contemplation is the stage in which people intend to change in the next six months, so in this stage, individuals are proposing to begin the sound conduct soon (characterized as inside the following a half year). Individuals perceive that their conduct might be dangerous, and a more attentive and commonsense thought of the upsides and downsides of changing the conduct happens, with measure up to accentuation set on both. Indeed, even with this acknowledgment, individuals may at present feel conflicted toward changing their conduct.

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