Summary Of Motivational Interviewing

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According to Health Psychology, “Addiction is a condition that involves a physical and psychological dependence on a substance and will suffer withdrawal symptoms when they stop using it (Sarafino & Smith 2014.)” One of the major ways that can help a person withdraw from abusing substances is motivational interviewing; however, before using this methods that person’s desire and readiness must change. That person must fully want to quit otherwise it just wasting time and money. Motivational interviewing is a technique that is design to help people focus on why their behavior change and how to solve those problem without using any type of substances and that it is sometime pair with other cognitive- behavior such as: stress management, positive

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