Health Care Facilities Maintain Either a Manual or Automated MPI

question 45

Essay

Health care facilities maintain either a manual or automated MPI. Briefly describe the purpose of an MPI and state the retention period for the MPI.

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Definitions:

Active Listening

The process of listening attentively while someone else speaks, paraphrasing and reflecting back what is said, and withholding judgment and advice.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to reduce phobic responses and anxiety through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation combined with relaxation exercises.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic therapy technique in which a patient verbalizes thoughts as they come to mind, without censorship or filtering, to uncover subconscious feelings or desires.

Behavior Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through conditioning techniques.