16 Motivational Interviewing

Question 1

Motivational Interviewing

Answer 1

A client-centered coaching style that helps clients resolve ambivalence and elicit behavior change

Question 2

Ambivalence

Answer 2

The state of having mixed feelings about change - a client with ambivalence what to change and at the same time does not want to change

Question 3

Proximal Rewards

Answer 3

Rewards that are immediate - for example, the pleasure of heating high sugar, high fat foods

Question 4

Distal Rewards

Answer 4

Rewards that are far away, such as a loss of 30 pounds

Question 5

Motivational Phase

Answer 5

The build-up of mental energy that drives the desire to behave certain ways - behavior often needs plans

Question 6

Planning Phase

Answer 6

Point where individuals decide how they will turn their motivation into behavior

Question 7

Motivation

Answer 7

The collective reasons that drive a person to take action

Question 8

Self Determination Theory (SDT)

Answer 8

A motivational theory that describes individual psychological needs for growth - self-determination theory also describes different types of motivational regulation and considers these regulations anywhere on a continuum of motivation.

Question 9

Amotivation

Answer 9

A state in which a person is not motivated to behave

Question 10

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 10

When a behavior is done for any reason outside of inherent pleasure

Question 11

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 11

Behavior that is directed by personal (internal) satisfaction such as personal enjoyment as well as striving for self-determination and competence

Question 12

Controlled Motives

Answer 12

Those with motives who feel outside or internal pressure to do certain behaviors

Question 13

Autonomous Motives

Answer 13

Behaviors that are enacted with a sense of volition and choice - autonomously motivated people want to do the behavior

Question 14

External Regulation

Answer 14

Behavior performed to achieve some external reward or to avoid punishment - it is reflective of complying with other peoples demands

Question 15

Introverted Regulation

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Behavior performed to avoid negative feelings (ie. Shame & guilt) or to enhance positive feelings (ie ego)

Question 16

Identified Regulation

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Behavior performed because it is valued and personally important

Question 17

Integrated Regulation

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Behavior performed because it is fully congruent with a persons values and needs

Question 18

Unconditional Positive Regard (UPR)

Answer 18

The support of a client regardless of what they say or do - it is the belief that the clients is trying their best despite perceived destructive behaviors

Question 19

Autonomy

Answer 19

The feeling of freedom from external influences or control - the individual is perceived to be the source of their own behavior

Question 20

Change Talk

Answer 20

When the client voices the benefits of change and the disadvantages of staying the same

Question 21

Self-Regulation

Answer 21

An individuals ability to modify their behavior

Question 22

Value Exploration

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Clients discover why the goal is important to them. They then create specific behavior-oriented goals based on what their values are

Question 23

Value Prioritization

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When values are prioritized, behaviors are linked with the clients personal sense of a desired identity

Question 24

Reflective Listening

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Listening that clarifies and expresses an understanding of a persons own experiences and goals

Question 25

Fundamental Attribution Error

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When a person’s behavior is attributed to “the way they are” rather than to external factors

Question 26

Self Efficacy

Answer 26

A persons confidence that they can successfully execute behaviors required to produce outcomes

Question 27

Affirmation

Answer 27

A positive statement about a clients character that acknowledges their efforts

Question 28

Transtheoretical Model (TTM)

Answer 28

Behavior change model that demonstrates progression stages until the change becomes part of every day life