What Differentiates Motivational Interviewing from Person-Centered Therapy

question 20

Multiple Choice

What differentiates motivational interviewing from person-centered therapy?

• A) Motivational interviewing has specific goals of reducing ambivalence about change and increasing intrinsic motivation to bring changes about, while traditional person-centered therapy does not.
• B) Motivational interviewing focuses on unconscious motives, while traditional person-centered therapy focuses on the self.
• C) Motivational interviewing allows the client to talk about anything he or she wishes, while traditional person-centered therapy is more direct.
• D) Motivational interviewing is a behavioral therapeutic technique, while person-centered therapy is a biomedical therapy.

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Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development (age 7-11) where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Development

The process of change and growth that occurs over a lifecycle, involving physical, cognitive, and social transformations.

Identity

The sense of self, shaped by personal choices, experiences, and social interactions, encompassing aspects such as personality, interests, and values.

Adolescent

A young person in the transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.