Antoinette is annoyed that the university judicial board has ordered her into therapy, because she doesn't believe that regularly getting drunk at age 19 is problematic. Rather than confronting her with evidence that she has a problem, the therapist asks Antoinette a series of questions that focus on the discrepancies between the trouble Antoinette is in and her beliefs about her behaviour. This technique is called

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Motivational interviewing is a counseling approach that helps individuals resolve ambivalent feelings and insecurities to find the internal motivation they need to change their behavior. It involves asking open-ended questions and focusing on discrepancies between current behavior and broader goals or values, which is what the therapist is doing with Antoinette.

Antoinette Is Annoyed That the University Judicial Board Has Ordered