Faith is a compulsive gambler, and she gambles frequently regardless of whether she wins or loses. She realizes that she needs to make a behavioral change in order to avoid losing all her money. She reevaluates her behavior and analyzes the impact it has had on her social and personal relationships. However, she is not yet ready to give up the thrill that gambling gives her. According to the stages of change model, Faith is likely to be in the ________ stage.A. Action/willpowerB. PrecontemplationC. ContemplationD. Preparation/determination

According to the stages of change model, we can say that Faith is in the contemplation stage. In this stage people consider the possibility to begin with healthy behavior soon, it is said that people could do this within the next 6 months.

In this stage, people consider and recognize the fact that their behavior could have undesired consequences, and they also consider the pros and cons of making a change related to their behavior. They give the same importance to both aspects. Although people recognize the situation, they could still have contradictory feelings or ideas regarding their behavior change.