Choosing a healthy living website for a client's internet homepage is appropriate for which stage in the stage of change model?

• A. Pre-contemplation
• B. Action
• C. Contemplation
• D. Preparation

Answer: (A)

In the beginning stages, the focus is on raising awareness and avoiding pressure to change. Placing a healthy living website on a client’s homepage provides ongoing, low-effort exposure to information about healthier choices without requiring action. This kind of information-rich cue helps the client start considering health options in a non-threatening way, which is appropriate when they are not yet contemplating change. It supports gradual movement toward contemplation by normalizing healthy ideas in the client’s everyday environment, without pushing for immediate steps or commitments. In later stages, you’d pair information with concrete goals, action plans, and self-monitoring, but at this early stage, the goal is to plant the idea and keep healthy choices salient.