RELIAS - MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. The acronym DARN describes which four categories of preparatory change
talk? Accurate Answer - Desire, ability, reason, need
2. Which should be the most frequently used technique in a Motivational
Interviewing session? Accurate Answer - Reflections
3. A counselor notices that every time her client starts to talk about the
possibility of reducing her alcohol intake, she then quickly adds a comment
about how she will likely fail with regard to her goal since she has not been
successful with it thus far. What should the counselor do with this
information? Accurate Answer - Briefly acknowledge her concern
nonjudgmentally and focus reflections on her comments about the possibility
of reducing alcohol.
4. Which of these is true of ambivalence? Accurate Answer - It is a
natural state of uncertainty that most everyone experiences when going
through the change process.
5. A counselor is working with a man who is highly ambivalent about making
changes despite significant symptoms of depression. The counselor asks the
man, "What do you envision your life will be like if you decide not to pursue
making any changes?" What is the purpose of this question? Accurate
Answer - To facilitate the client's exploration of how changing (or in this case,
not changing) might affect him in the future
6. Some of the traps to avoid as a counselor in the counseling process include:
Accurate Answer - Question-answer, taking sides, expert, labeling
7. The process of engaging can be achieved by: Accurate Answer -
Conveying respect and hope
8. In MI, what value is rooted in the belief that both the client and you have
active roles and work together? Accurate Answer - Partnership
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
1. The acronym DARN describes which four categories of preparatory change
talk? Accurate Answer - Desire, ability, reason, need
2. Which should be the most frequently used technique in a Motivational
Interviewing session? Accurate Answer - Reflections
3. A counselor notices that every time her client starts to talk about the
possibility of reducing her alcohol intake, she then quickly adds a comment
about how she will likely fail with regard to her goal since she has not been
successful with it thus far. What should the counselor do with this
information? Accurate Answer - Briefly acknowledge her concern
nonjudgmentally and focus reflections on her comments about the possibility
of reducing alcohol.
4. Which of these is true of ambivalence? Accurate Answer - It is a
natural state of uncertainty that most everyone experiences when going
through the change process.
5. A counselor is working with a man who is highly ambivalent about making
changes despite significant symptoms of depression. The counselor asks the
man, "What do you envision your life will be like if you decide not to pursue
making any changes?" What is the purpose of this question? Accurate
Answer - To facilitate the client's exploration of how changing (or in this case,
not changing) might affect him in the future
6. Some of the traps to avoid as a counselor in the counseling process include:
Accurate Answer - Question-answer, taking sides, expert, labeling
7. The process of engaging can be achieved by: Accurate Answer -
Conveying respect and hope
8. In MI, what value is rooted in the belief that both the client and you have
active roles and work together? Accurate Answer - Partnership
