MI MINDSET
The MI idea that it’s normal to feel two ways about change.
What is ambivalence?
These are the types of questions that help you explore rather than give yes/no answers.
What are open-ended questions?
Change talk that expresses wanting or wishing for change.
What is Desire?
The stage where someone is getting ready and making a plan.
What is preparation?
The MI idea of moving forward at your own speed.
What is pacing?
Where motivation for change comes from in MI.
What is inside yourself?
Noticing your own effort, values, or strengths is called this.
What are affirmations?
Change talk that sounds like “I could” or “I might be able to.”
What is Ability?
The stage where change is actively happening.
What is action?
The things that matter most to you, that choosing change tends to be based on.
What are values?
The MI belief that change works better when it isn’t forced.
What is autonomy?
Repeating or paraphrasing your own thoughts to understand them better.
What are reflections?
Change talk that explains why change matters.
What are Reasons?
The stage where someone isn’t really considering change yet.
What is precontemplation?
A helpful MI question to ask yourself when stuck.
What is “What do I want to be different?” (or similar)
The MI approach of exploring instead of judging yourself.
What is non-judgment/curiosity?
Pulling together what you’re thinking and feeling to see the bigger picture.
What are summaries?
Change talk that gets at the necessity for change.
What is Need?
The stage focused on sustaining change over time.
What is maintenance?
The MI skill of holding both sides of a decision without rushing it.
What is exploring ambivalence?
The idea that wanting change and resisting change can exist at the same time.
What is mixed motivation? (also ambivalence)
These are the four skills we employ in motivational interviewing.
What are open-ended questions, affirmations (validate), reflections, and summaries (OARS)?
These are the four kinds of preparatory change talk
Desire, Ability, Reasons, Need (DARN)
The stage where someone feels torn and unsure about changing.
What is contemplation?
The most important tone to use when talking to yourself about change.
What is non-judgment, curiosity, self-compassion?