Week 5 - Motivational Interviewing

Question 1

___ ___ is a collaborative, goal-oriented style of comm. w/particular attn to the language of change. Designed to strengthen personal motivation for and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s own reasons for change w/in an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.

Answer 1

Motivational interviewing

Question 2

MI involves what 4 things?

Answer 2

collaboration, acceptance, compassion, evocation

Question 3

OARS stands for ___ ___ ___ ___

Answer 3

Open-question
Amplified
Reflection
Stay close to what person says

Question 4

___-___ questions cannot be answered w/yes or no or short answers.

Answer 4

open-ended

Question 5

Close-ended questions should be converted to ___-ended questions when possible.

Answer 5

open

Question 6

___ conveys understanding and empathy of the person’s meaning.

Answer 6

Reflection

Question 7

Important to reflect ___ and pt’s ___.

Answer 7

content, feelings

Question 8

___ enlarges and expands on what the pt is stating.

Answer 8

Amplifying

Question 9

Pt states, “I’ve been depressed lately. I keep trying things other than drinking to help myself feel better, but nothing seems to work except having a couple of drinks.” An example of an ___ reflection would be: “It sounds like you are feeling really hopeless that you can’t stop drinking.”

Answer 9

amplified