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Motivational Interviewing

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Motivational interviewing involves (choose the best answer):
a)
Listening, paraphrasing, summarizing
b)
Communication, socratic questioning, documentation
c)
Collaboration, evocation, autonomy
d)
Confabulation, eructation, phlebotomy
2.
Traditional interviewing (choose the best answer):
a)
Is all about partnering with the patient
b)
Focuses on fixing a problem
c)
Strengthens the patient's reasons to change
d)
Focuses on the patient's real issues
3.
The main advantage of motivational interviewing is (choose the best answer):
a)
It communicates the plan of treatment
b)
It assumes the patient is motivated to change
c)
It is paternalistic
d)
It is patient centered
4.
The four core counseling approaches of motivational interviewing are:
a)
Express empathy, develop a discrepancy, roll with resistance, support self-efficacy
b)
Express concern, develop a plan, implement plan, monitor outcomes
c)
Express empathy, develop talking points, provide written instructions, follow up
d)
Define the problem, plan treatment, educate patient, measure outcomes
5.
An effective motivational interviewing technique is:
a)
Define-describe-demonstrate
b)
Ask closed ended questions
c)
Ask-provide-ask
d)
To work from a problem list
6.
Motivational interviewing focuses on the patient's concerns (True or False):
a)
True
b)
False
7.
In motivational interviewing (choose the best answer):
a)
Goals are set for the patient
b)
Interventions are chosen by the IDT
c)
Ambivalence and resistance are significant barriers change
d)
Ambivalence and resistance are normal and expected
8.
To best support self-efficacy (choose the best answer):
a)
Set goals and timelines for achievement
b)
Celebrate successes
c)
Monitor how well the patient follows the treatment plan
d)
Reason away resistance
9.
Motivational interviewing allows us to (choose the best answer):
a)
Identify problems to be fixed
b)
Identify issues with non-adherence
c)
Identify the best goals for the patient
d)
Identify problems from the patient's perspective
10.
Motivational interviewing (choose the best answer):
a)
Provides a method for achievement of required clinical outcomes
b)
Empowers patients to manage their own health and personal goals
c)
Encourages self-management, which is usually unsuccessful
d)
Is required by CMS 
11.
Reflection is used to accurately understand the member's thoughts, feelings, struggles and perspectives.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The four micro-skills of OARS are:
a)
Open-ended Questions, Activities, Responses, Summaries
b)
Open-ended Questions, Affirmation, Reflective Listening, Summaries
c)
Open-ended Questions, Affirmation, Reflective Listening, Suggestions
13.

The acronym used for the core MI strategies is _______.

a)

CORE

b)

RULE

c)

OARS

d)

TALK

14.

Which is not one of the four MI Processes

a)

Engaging

b)

Focusing

c)

Planning

d)

Diagnosing

15.

Uncertainty, indecision, dilemma, and conflict are all qualities of ____________.

a)

Commitment

b)

Resistance

c)

Ambivalence

d)

Change

16.

Which of the following is NOT consistent with the MI approach to counseling?

a)

Rolling with resistance

b)

Confronting denial

c)

Avoiding argumentation

d)

Supporting self-efficacy

17.

MI seeks to help clients change their behavior by triggering _________ motivation.

a)

Internal

b)

External

18.

What is MI?

a)

Being happy

b)

Changing behaviour

c)

finding motivation to make positive decisions

d)

Empowering people

19.

Who pioneered MI?

a)

Miller WR. 1983

b)

Tom

c)

Karl Rogers

d)

Peter Adams

20.

How many principles of MI are there?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Two

d)

One