Version May 2024
| Doctor: You've identified drinking as something you'd like to consider changing. I'd like to understand more about how you view your drinking. On a scale of 0 to 10, with 0 being not at all important, and 10 being extremely important, how important is it for you to change your drinking now? (Open questions using scaling ruler strategy) |
| Patient: Well, like I said, I really want to get rid of this beer gut, even though I enjoy my beer. So I'd say it's an 8 out of 10. |
| Doctor: You want to be trimmer and healthier, but you do like the relaxing times you spend drinking beer. (Reflection) You're giving it a pretty high level of importance, an 8. (Reflection) What makes it an 8 and not a 0? (Open evocative question) |
| Patient: Well, several reasons. First, I'm seeing now that I'm drinking way more than I realized. Six six-packs a week is a lot. I should be drinking less than half of that. I'd save money, and probably shed some of this excess weight. Plus, my wife has been nagging me about it, and she'd probably be happy to see me cut back. |
| Doctor: So for several reasons, it's really important: to drink less overall, save some money, drop a few pounds, and please your wife. (Reflection) What else? (Open question) |
| Patient: Well the biggest thing is my fear of another heart attack. The nurses told me that really only very moderate drinking is healthy. They were focusing on one glass of red wine only. So if I can drop a lot of the beer, maybe I can reduce the risk of having another heart attack. |
| Doctor: It's really important for you to get that heart attack risk down. (Reflection) And for that, you're willing to make some sacrifices. (Complex reflection) |
| Patient: I am. It's time to get serious. |
| Doctor: What's the next step? (Open evocative question) |
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