Upon Questioning Your Patient About Whether He Has Been Feeling

question 26

Multiple Choice

Upon questioning your patient about whether he has been feeling any particular stress lately, he asks, "Do you think I'll have to wait very long in the emergency department?" This is most illustrative of:

• A) confrontation.
• B) using avoidance language.
• C) distancing.
• D) overuse of professional jargon.

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Definitions:

Insight Therapy

A form of psychotherapy focusing on raising a patient's awareness of underlying psychological problems and their origins.

Personality

Refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving, which can be shaped by both environmental and genetic factors.

Personal Development

Involves activities that improve awareness and identity, develop talents and potential, enhance the quality of life, and contribute to the realization of dreams and aspirations.

Drug Abuse

The habitual taking of addictive or illegal drugs in a manner that leads to a range of social, emotional, and physical problems.