Interview technique

Question 1

Repetition

Answer 1

Repeating the exact words of the patient

Question 2

Restatement

Answer 2

Similar to repetition but rearranging words to mean the same thing

Question 3

Transition

Answer 3

Moving from one to another topic

Question 4

Redirection

Answer 4

To keep patient on track by reorienting them towards the topic of discussion

Question 5

Limit setting

Answer 5

To use time effectively

Question 6

Confrontation

Answer 6

Confronting patient with a fact which the patient is denying

Question 7

Setting traps

Answer 7

Negating patient’s problems

Question 8

Interpretation

Answer 8

Where the therapist is making associations about relationships which may not be obvious to the patient