The four basic principles of Motivational Interviewing are:

A) Review lapse vs. relapse, create trigger hierarchy, develop coping strategies, teach lifestyle balance
B) Conduct interpersonal inventory, review behavioral chaining, teach distress tolerance, prepare relapse drill
C) Provide psychoeducation, explore ambivalence, review communication skills, teach problem solving
D) Express empathy, develop discrepancy, roll with resistance, support self-efficacy

Motivational Interviewing

A counseling approach designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring the person’s reasons for change.

Develop Discrepancy

A motivational interviewing technique aimed at helping individuals see the gap between their current behavior and their personal goals or values.

Express Empathy

The act of communicating understanding, compassion, and sensitivity towards another's feelings and experiences.