The Respiratory Therapist May Choose to Use the Patient Interview

question 13

Multiple Choice

The respiratory therapist may choose to use the patient interview technique of silence in which of the following situations?

• A) To prompt the patient to ask a question
• B) After a direct question
• C) After an open-ended question
• D) To allow the patient to review his or her history

Understand the role of empathy, mirroring, and boundary setting in the development of self according to self-psychology.

Grasp the significance of addressing early attachments and disturbances in therapy.

Recognize the impact of impulses and hostility in Adlerian theory toward individual and societal outcomes.

Delineate the therapeutic methods for addressing narcissistic and borderline personality disorders.

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