"resolve ambivalence" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase to refer to the process of trying to make a decision when you have mixed feelings or conflicting thoughts about a situation. For example, "Ted was struggling to resolve his ambivalence about whether to take the job offer, staying in his current job or looking for something different."
MI is an approach aimed at helping people resolve ambivalence in order to make lasting change more likely.
If they do not wish to change, then hopefully the conversation has helped resolve ambivalence and make it clear to the individual that they do not wish to change at this time.
Those abilities may be needed to resolve ambivalence toward alcohol addiction and to apply "processes of change", which are essential for activating the desire to change problematic behavior.
In the present article, we describe the protocol for a novel, integrated exercise intervention that combines motivational interviewing (MI), a client-centered approach designed to enhance intrinsic motivation and resolve ambivalence toward change, and contingency management (CM), a behavioral treatment that provides monetary incentives for the completion of target behaviors.
The trainer guides nurses to elicit change talk (expressions indicating a need to increase MVPA), resolve ambivalence, and encourage individuals to generate their own solutions.
MI targets the intrinsic motivation of people to change behaviour by supporting people to examine and resolve ambivalence to their needs and abilities [ 44].
Motivational interviewing (MI), a brief communication style for exploring and resolving ambivalence about behavior change, might enhance treatment engagement when implemented as part of obesity interventions.
Simultaneously, it is a directive method for resolving ambivalence in the direction of change.
Phase one of therapy—"motivation building"—concerns engaging the patient, then exploring and resolving ambivalence for change in substance use.
MI is a client-centred, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence [ 13].
It is designed to assist clients (patients) in exploring and resolving ambivalence to increase motivation for change.
