Terry's case: A Youth at Risk

Answer :

Contemplation: Terry is thinking about change but is still ambivalent, and the possibility of change is still quite remote.

The model defines five stages of changing behaviour :

1. Pre-contemplation: The client is not considering change, but has some ambivalence about the issue.

2. Contemplation: The client is thinking about change. Ambivalence is high and the possibility of change is unfocused.

3. Planning and preparation: The client is talking about actual strategies of change. The balance has shifted toward change. The ambivalence is about taking action, identifying realistic alternatives and removing obstacles.

4. Action: The client works through the conflict between belief and action, and change begins.

5. Maintenance: Earlier ambivalence, particularly concerning the costs of making change, is re-identified in order to maintain change. Change continues and becomes normalized.
   

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