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MINATION, 9TH EDITION-
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,MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbquestionbwouldbbebconsideredbab“leadingbquestion?”
a. “Pleasebdescribebanybassociatedbsymptomsbwithbyourbheadaches?”
b. “Youbdon'tbgetbheadachesboften,bdobyou?”
c. “Whatbactivitiesbaffectbthebseveritybofbyourbheadaches?”
d. “Whatbtimesbofbthebdaybarebyourbheadachesbthebmostbsevere?”
e. “Whatbworriesbyoubmostbaboutbyourbheadache?”
ANS:b B
Thisbquestionbwouldblimitbthebinformationbinbthebpatient'sbanswer.bThebotherbchoicesballowbthe
patientbmorebdiscretionbaboutbthebextentbofbanbanswer.
TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
2. Whichbactionbwouldbbestbpromotebaccuratebtranslationsbasbwellbasbconfidentialitybwhenbthe
caregiverbdoesbnotbspeakb thebpatient'sblanguage?
a. Askbabpersonbunfamiliarbwithbthebpatientbtobtranslate.
b. Havebabfriendbofbthebpatientbtranslate.
c. Askbsimplebleadingbquestionsbthatbthebpatientbmaybunderstand.
d. Usebabneighborbasbtranslator.
e. Involvebthebfamilybwithbthebtranslation.
ANS:b A
Whenbyoubdobnotbspeakbthebpatient'sblanguage,bfamilybmembersborbfriendsbmaybposebabcommu
nicationbbarrierbandbmaybhavebissuesbofbconfidentiality;babstrangerbasbanbinterpreterbisblessbbiase
d.
TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
3. Periodsbofbsilencebduringbthebinterviewbcanbservebimportantbpurposes,bsuchbas:
a. allowingbthebclinicianbtobcatchbupbonbdocumentation.
b. givingbyoubabcluebthatbyoubshouldbspeedbupbthebinterview.
c. providingbtimebforbreflection.
d. increasingbtheblengthbofbthebvisit.
e. promotingbabcalmbenvironment.
ANS:b C
Silencebisbabusefulbtoolbduringbinterviewsbforbthebpurposesbofbreflection,bsummoningbofbcourag
e,bandbdisplayingbcompassion.bItbisbusuallybabcluebforbyoubtobgobslowerbandbnotbtobpushbtoobhard.
, TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
4. Whichbtechniquebisbmostblikelybtobresultbinbthebpatient'sbunderstandingbofbquestions?
a. Usebphrasesbthatbarebcommonlybusedbbybotherbpatientsbinbthebarea.
b. Usebthebpatient'sbownbtermsbifbpossible.
, c. Useblanguagebthatbkeepsbthebpatientbfrombbeingbexpansivebinbhisborbherbanswer.
d. Usebproperbmedicalbandbtechnicalbterminology.
e. Usebthebsimplestblanguagebpossible.
ANS:b B
Tobensurebthatbyourbquestionsbhavebbeenbcorrectlybunderstood,bbebclear,bandbexplicitbwhile
usingbthebpatient'sbidiombandblevelbofbunderstanding.
TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
5. Abpatientbbecomesbrestlessbduringbthebhistorybandbsays,b“Ibdon'tbhavebtimebforballbofbthis
conversation.bI'vebgotbtobgetbbackbtobwork.”bYourbmostbappropriatebresponsebwouldbbebto:
a. stopbusingbopen-endedbquestionsbandbbecomebmorebdirect.
b. askbanotherbopen-endedbquestionbandbinsistbonbanbanswer.
c. askbquestionsbaboutbhisbangerbandbmovebcloserbtobhim.
d. acknowledgebhisbangerbandbproceedbwithbthebhistorybandbexamination.
e. ignorebhisbdispleasurebandbbecomebmorebassertivebaboutbgettingbanswers.
ANS:b D
Thisbisbthebonlybanswerbthatbresistsbthebtendencybforbpatientbmanipulation,bpursuesbthe
information,bandbconfrontsbthebpatient'sbanger.
TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
6. Whenbquestioningbabpatientbregardingbalcoholbintake,bshebtellsbyoubthatbshebisb“onlybabsocia
lbdrinker.”bWhichbinitialbresponsebisbappropriate?
a. “I'mbgladbthatbyoubarebabresponsiblebdrinker.”
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d. “Ifbyoubonlybdrinkbsocially,byoubwon'tbneedbtobworrybaboutbalwaysbhavingbab
designatedbdriver.”
e. “Dobthebotherbpeoplebinbyourbhouseholdbconsumebalcohol?”
ANS:b C
Thisbanswerbclarifiesbthebpatient'sbownbtermbwithoutbaskingbableadingbquestionborbbeing
judgmental.
TOP:b Discipline:bBehavioralbScience MSC:b OrganbSystem:bGeneral
7. Ab50-year-
oldbmanbcomesbtobthebprimarybcarebclinic.bHebtellsbyoubhebisbworriedbbecausebhebhasbhadbsever