title: A motivational interviewing perspective on resistance in psychotherapy.
abstract: This article applies the motivational interviewing approach to resistance, which is conceptualized as the product of an interaction between the therapist and client rather than a static client characteristic. The underlying principles of motivational interviewing also are discussed, as are the overall therapeutic goals when using this approach. Sources of the resistance between the therapist and client are reviewed, as well as specific recommendations for responding. The motivational interviewing approach to resistance is applied to each of the three case vignettes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. tmoyers@unm.edu
authors.forename: Theresa B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Moyers
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rollnick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D004645:Empathy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology*