Behavioral Counseling Techniques Flashcards
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A bariatric patient says, "I want to lose weight, but I don't think I can give up late-night snacking." Which motivational interviewing technique best addresses this ambivalence?
Answer: Developing discrepancy between goals and current behavior
Developing discrepancy helps the patient see the gap between their weight-loss goal and current snacking behavior, strengthening motivation to change.
In cognitive behavioral therapy for weight management, which tool is most commonly used to identify triggers for emotional eating?
Answer: A self-monitoring food and mood diary
Self-monitoring diaries link eating episodes to emotions and situations, revealing patterns and triggers of emotional eating.
A counselor asks a post-surgical bariatric patient, "On a scale of 0 to 10, how confident are you that you can follow your protein intake plan?" This is an example of which technique?
Answer: Using a confidence ruler to assess self-efficacy
Scaling questions like the confidence ruler measure self-efficacy and open discussion about what would raise the patient's confidence.
According to the transtheoretical model, a patient who says "I've started walking three times a week for the past month" is most likely in which stage of change?
Answer: Action
The action stage involves actively performing a new behavior for less than six months.
Which counselor response best demonstrates reflective listening when a patient says, "I'm terrified I'll regain the weight after surgery"?
Answer: "It sounds like you're worried the changes won't last."
Reflective listening restates the patient's underlying feeling without judgment, reassurance, or interrogation.
A patient repeatedly eats in response to work stress. Which behavioral strategy directly replaces the eating response with an alternative activity?
Answer: Counterconditioning
Counterconditioning substitutes a healthier behavior, such as a walk or breathing exercise, for the problem behavior in response to the same trigger.
When a bariatric counselor helps a patient remove high-calorie snacks from the home and keep cut vegetables visible, which behavioral technique is being applied?
Answer: Stimulus control
Stimulus control modifies the environment to reduce cues for problem eating and increase cues for healthy choices.