In this stage, people have recently changed their behavior (defined as within the last 6 months) and intend to keep moving forward with that behavior change.

• A. Precontemplation stage
• B. Contemplation stage
• C. Action
• D. Maintenance

Answer: (C)

This describes the Action stage. In the Transtheoretical Model, Action is when a person has actually started the new behavior within a recent period (often cited as within the past six months) and intends to continue with that change. The emphasis is on enacted change and ongoing effort to maintain it. Maintenance would come after the change has been sustained beyond that initial period. If the person were still considering changing or hadn’t started yet, that would align with Contemplation or Precontemplation. So the scenario fits Action because of the recent, actual behavior change with intent to keep moving forward.