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Which of the following is NOT a part of motivational interviewing?

  1. Motivating the patient to change the habit
  2. Decreasing the patient's self-efficacy
  3. Asking what the patient's motive is
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Correct answer: B. Decreasing the patient's self-efficacy

Motivational interviewing is specifically built around building/supporting the patient's self-efficacy (their belief in their own ability to change), exploring their personal motivations, and helping them articulate their own reasons for change ('change talk'). Deliberately decreasing a patient's self-efficacy works directly against the entire philosophy of the technique and is not part of it.

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