Motivational Interviewing Is Best Described as a Strategy That

question 11

Multiple Choice

Motivational interviewing is best described as a strategy that:

• A)guides the individual into completing a decision balance sheet by identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs
• B)guides the individual into admitting their addiction and using a thought monitoring process to help change the individual's behavior
• C)allows the individual to complete a decision balance sheet on their own by identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs
• D)guides the individual and the individual's family into identifying the perceived pros and cons of continuing to use or stopping the use of drugs in relation to its impact on family dynamics

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Definitions:

Alternative Postulates

Hypotheses or statements made as alternatives to the main hypothesis, often used in contrasting experimental conditions.

Educated Guess

An assumption or prediction based on knowledge, experience, and reasoning, often used in the context of forming a hypothesis.

Relationship Between Variables

The way in which two or more variables are associated with one another, which can be positive, negative, or neutral.

Hypothesis

A proposed explanation for a phenomenon, forming the basis for experimentation to validate or invalidate through observation and experimentation.