When Using a Translator in a Medical Environment, the Practitioner

question 22

Multiple Choice

When using a translator in a medical environment, the practitioner should​

• A) ​keep eye contact with the translator.
• B) keep eye contact with the patient.
• C) avoid eye contact with either the patient or translator to help everyone relax.
• D) keep smiling and nodding at the translator throughout the message.
• E) split her or his focus equally between patient and translator.

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Definitions:

Self-Disclosure

The act of sharing personal, private, or sensitive information about oneself with others.

Emotional Expressiveness

The ability or tendency to express one's feelings and emotions openly or effectively.

Rapport

A close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well.

Reactance

A psychological response where an individual feels resistant or defensive when they perceive their freedom of choice is being restricted.