Motivational Interviewing
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across all practice spectrums, doesn’t it? You may Sociological research has found that many people
have noticed, especially if you have a spouse, that it is will become defensive when it is suggested that their
often easier to get the other person to do as you ask if previous behavior was wrong or is the cause of their
you can get them to feel like the whole plan was their problem and they will naturally take the other side of
idea. Sociologists and psychologists have known this the argument. Whether they do it actively by arguing
for years and often employ this technique. They even with you or more passively by waiting and returning
have a name for it, Motivational Interviewing (MI). the shoes later, this is something you have seen every
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