Clearly Understanding Your Emotions When Handling Patients and Their Families

question 21

Multiple Choice

Clearly understanding your emotions when handling patients and their families is referred to as

• A)personal bias.
• B)emotional intelligence.
• C)empathy.
• D)personal intellect.

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Definitions:

Cognitivism

A theory in psychology that emphasizes mental processes such as thinking, memory, problem solving, and language, seeing them as central to understanding human behavior.

Behaviorism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors rather than internal mental states, and the effects of environmental stimuli on those behaviors.

Animal Intelligence

The capacity of animals to process information, learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to their environments.

Vertebrates

Animals with a backbone or spinal column, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.