List and describe the seven types of questions nutrition counselors can use in groups.

Nutrition counselors can use factual, explanatory, justifying, leading, theoretical, alternative, and exploratory questions in groups. Factual questions assist in obtaining additional details likely to provide answers to one of the five Ws: who, what, when, where, and why. Explanatory questions aid in the search for reasons and explanations. Justifying questions help in challenging previous procedures and encourage giving consideration to new ones. Leading questions assist in focusing and advancing an idea. Also, they can provide a conclusion and move a discussion toward closure. Theoretical questions help to introduce another idea or redirect the flow of the discussion. Alternative questions assist in making a choice and help the facilitator take control by providing only two options. Finally, exploratory questions aid in exploring areas not previously addressed.