A Client Is Discussing Her Weight Loss Efforts with a Dietitian

question 44

Multiple Choice

A client is discussing her weight loss efforts with a dietitian. She is complaining that she has only lost 8 pounds in the last several months. The dietitian responds by saying, "I am impressed that you have managed to change your eating habits though. That is progress." This response is an example of which type of communication?

• A) motivational interviewing
• B) probing
• C) clarifying
• D) summarizing
• E) conveying respect

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A statistical distribution where the data forms a symmetrical bell-shaped curve, with the mean, median, and mode all equal and in the center.

Standard Normal

A special case of the normal distribution where the mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1.

10th Percentile

The value below which 10% of observations in a data set fall.

Z Distribution

A normal distribution with a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, also known as a standard normal distribution.