A Key Element in Empathetic Listening Is

question 106

Multiple Choice

A key element in empathetic listening is

• A)giving students clear prescriptions about what actions to take.
• B)ignoring the students' emotions and attending only to verbal behaviors.
• C)reflecting back to the student what you think that student is saying.
• D)sending students "I" messages in order to change the student's behavior.

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Definitions:

Pulse Pressure

The difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure, reflecting the force that the heart generates each time it contracts.

Diastolic Blood Pressure

The pressure in the arteries when the heart rests between beats, indicated as the bottom number in a blood pressure reading.

Abdomen

The part of the body that contains the digestive organs, bounded by the pelvis and the thorax.

Stethoscope

A medical instrument used by healthcare professionals to listen to the internal sounds of a patient's body.