What Is the Best Answer for a Client Who Asks

question 18

Short Answer

What is the best answer for a client who asks you if there is pain associated with a bone densitometry test?

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Definitions:

Cognitive Reappraisal

The cognitive reframing of a situation to minimize one’s emotional reaction to it.

Ego Depletion

The idea that ego strength becomes depleted by extended bouts of self-control.

Implementation Intention

A strategy for goal setting that involves forming a specific plan about when, where, and how to act in order to achieve an objective.

Emotional Processes

The mechanisms through which emotions are experienced, expressed, regulated, and understood.