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Task 2 - Lower Patient Resistance: Using Nondirect Interventions
The purpose of this task is to understand better why she does not want to change. Now, watch the practitioner use six nondirect interventions. Click on each bolded title to watch these micro skills. After each demonstration, assess the impact of each intervention on Crystal, using use 0-10 scale (0 means no impact and 10 means very high impact).

Watch each nondirect intervention and fill in a score for each one before
advancing to the next one. Compare your score to the average
of past responsers. Then guess whether you think that she changed her
resistance and motivation scores. Listen to what she says about
changing her scores and why.

Assess Impact of Nondirect Interventions Using the 0-10 Scale
Score
Average
Use simple reflection "So, smoking smoothes your nerves?" ".helps you think clearer if you quit?"
Probe priorities "Which is the most important reason to smoke? And what about the most important reason to think about quitting?"
Use double-sided reflection "On the one hand, smoking helps you relax, but, on the other hand, you are concerned about the effects of smoking on your son's health."
Explore the future "What do you think is going to happen to your health in the future if you continue smoking over the next 5-10 years?"
Acknowledge ambivalence "So it makes you have some mixed feelings about smoking?"
Emphasize personal responsibility and choice "It's really up to you to decide whether to think about your smoking and quitting."
Guess what her resistance score is now
Guess what her motivation score is now
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