Motivational Interviewing Is a Counseling Style for Eliciting Behavior Change

question 31

Multiple Choice

Motivational interviewing is a counseling style for eliciting behavior change by ______.

• A)telling patients what they must do to get better
• B)helping patients to explore and resolve ambivalence
• C)using one main technique: behavior modification
• D)helping patients to vent their frustrations with their chronic illness

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