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A 40-year-old woman presents to the clinic for a follow-up e…

A 40-year-old woman presents to the clinic for a follow-up examination. She recently suffered a mild stroke and was hospitalized for a week, where she was appropriately treated. Her medical history is significant for uncontrolled hypertension and uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, both of which were diagnosed five years ago. She has been prescribed metformin and captopril. She smokes about five packs of cigarettes every day and drinks two bottles of beer per day. She is a mother of two children aged 10 and 12 and has denied smoking cessation programs on multiple occasions. However, she states on this visit that she is finally ready to ‘work on herself, get rid of her cravings since its time, her kids stopped suffering because of her mistakes.’  Which of the following correctly describes the stage of her ‘change behavior’?