Assessing Client Readiness and Motivation

  You learned about two theories of human behavior that relate to clients’ readiness to change and motivation to change: transtheoretical stages and social cognitive. You also learned about the kinds of data collected from clients that are important in the assessment of readiness to change and motivation. 1 Briefly define the following and give an example of each (Four paragraphs: (One paragraph for "a"; One paragraph for "b and c"; One paragraph for "d and e"; One paragraph for "f and g") a. The transtheoretical stages (precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, maintenance, and relapse/termination) b. Social cognitive theory c. Self-efficacy d. Discounting e. Internal locus of control f. External locus of control g. Placebo effect 3. How can social cognitive theory be applied to assess a client's capacity to change? (One paragraph) 4. Describe the factor that you believe influence a client's motivation the most. Why? (One paragraph)