[Verified Answer]: An 81-year-old patient presents to the…

An 81-year-old patient presents to the psychiatric clinic for increasing cigarette use. During the interview, the patient reports using 10 cigarettes daily for the last month. They report arguing with family about cigarette use over the last 12 months. The patient reports an urge to use cigarettes daily, which has been ongoing for years. They express an appreciation of the positives of smoking cessation but have mixed feelings about making a change. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step toward smoking cessation when using the transtheoretical model as a framework?BCDiscuss a quit date for the patient to stop smokingEncourage public statements on smoking cessationExplore the patient’s intrinsic motivationsInitiate nicotine replacement therapy