Patient-Centered Interviewing Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

Patient-centered interviewing is:

• A) a technique in which clinicians seek to elicit the patient's emotions and personal health agenda to better understand the psychosocial context for disease
• B) questions that require more than a yes/no response.
• C) a istening technique that includes neutral, encouraging responses such as "I see" or "uh-huh," or nonverbal cues such as nodding and attentive gaze

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Definitions:

Perceptual Set

A tendency to perceive or notice some aspects of the available sensory data while ignoring others, influenced by expectations and prior knowledge.

Artificial Laughter

Generated or simulated laughter, not resulting from genuine humor or joy.

John Locke

John Locke was a 17th-century English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers, particularly concerning the development of political philosophy and his theories on self, identity, and consciousness.

Perceptual Skills

relate to the ability to interpret, understand, and define input from the sensory systems.