Author Question: How would the relationship that the client has with the practitioner affect motivation to change? ... (Read 66 times)

appyboo · **on:** Aug 4, 2018

How would the relationship that the client has with the practitioner affect motivation to change?

A) Clients who experience practitioners as being genuine, providing regular feedback, having positive regard, and being focused on their issues tend to be more motivated to change.
B) Clients who experience practitioners as being genuine, providing regular feedback, having positive regard, and being focused on their issues tend to be less motivated to change.
C) Clients who regularly ask for feedback from the practitioner, focus on the practitioner's issues, and refrain from divulging too much information tend to be more motivated to change.
D) Clients who regularly ask for feedback from the practitioner, focus on the practitioner's issues, and refrain from divulging too much information tend to be less motivated to change.

Question 2

When assessing a client's readiness or ability to make changes from the perspective of social cognitive theory, which of the following is NOT one of the questions to be considered?

A) Does the environment support or encourage changed behavior?
B) How long will it take to make the desired change in behavior?
C) Does the person believe she/he has the capacity to make the change?
D) Is there more to be gained from making the change than from maintaining the current behavior?