Which of the Following Statements Is True About Client Readiness

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about client readiness to change?

• A) Directives are probably more effective with clients who are in the action or maintenance stages
• B) Directives are probably more effective with clients who are in the precontemplation or contemplation stages
• C) If clients come to therapy, they are, by definition, ready for change
• D) All clients begin therapy in the precontemplation stage
• E) The readiness to change concept is part of motivational interviewing theory and has substantial empirical support

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character and psychological identity.

Developmentally

Pertaining to the process of growth and change over the lifespan, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.

Oral Stage

In psychoanalytic theory, the first stage of psychosexual development, where the mouth is the primary source of gratification.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.