Patrick has been confronted by family members and friends about his excessive gambling. Despite their attempts to help him, he insists that they are overreacting and that he has everything under control. He does not feel the need to alter his behaviors. Patrick is at which stage of change?

Pre-contemplation.

Explanation:

The Transtheoretical model was developed by DiClemente and Prochaska. This model specifies the behavior of an addicted person and the stages that he/she goes through. The model is divide into six stages.

The stage at which Patrick is in the given scenario is the first stage, Pre-contemplation.

Pre-contemplation is the first stage in the model. At this stage, the person does not recognize the need of changing his/her addictive behavior in the foreseeable future i.e. six months.

In the given case also, Patrick does not recognize the need of changing his gambling behavior and does not consider it to be harmful. So, he is at the Pre-contemplation stage.