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1. WhichGquestionGwouldGbeGconsideredGaG“leadingGquestion?”
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b. “YouGdon'tGgetGheadachesGoften,GdoG you?”
c. “WhatGactivitiesGaffectGtheGseverityGofGyourGheadaches?”
d. “WhatGtimesGofGtheGdayGareGyourGheadachesGtheGmostGsevere?”
e. “WhatGworriesGyouGmostGaboutGyourGheadache?”
ANS:G B
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patientGmoreGdiscretionGaboutGtheGextentGofGanGanswer.
TOP:G Discipline:GBehavioralGScience MSC:G OrganGSystem:GGeneral
2. WhichGactionGwouldGbestGpromoteGaccurateGtranslationsGasGwellGasGconfidentialityGwhenGthe
caregiverGdoesGnotGspeakGtheGpatient'sGlanguage?
a. AskGaGpersonGunfamiliarGwithGtheGpatientGtoGtranslate.
b. HaveGaGfriendGofGtheGpatientGtranslate.
c. AskGsimpleGleadingGquestionsGthatGtheGpatientGmayGunderstand.
d. UseGaGneighborGasGtranslator.
e. InvolveGtheGfamilyGwithGtheGtranslation.
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municationGbarrierGandGmayGhaveGissuesGofGconfidentiality;GaGstrangerGasGanGinterpreterGisGles
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TOP:G Discipline:GBehavioralGScience MSC:G OrganGSystem:GGeneral
3. PeriodsGofGsilenceGduringGtheGinterviewGcanGserveGimportantGpurposes,GsuchGas:
a. allowingGtheGclinicianGtoGcatchGupGonGdocumentation.
b. givingGyouGaGclueGthatGyouGshouldGspeedGupGtheGinterview.
c. providingGtimeGforGreflection.
d. increasingGtheGlengthGofGtheGvisit.
e. promotingGaGcalmGenvironment.
ANS:G C
SilenceGisGaGusefulGtoolGduringGinterviewsGforGtheGpurposesGofGreflection,GsummoningGofGcou
rage,GandGdisplayingGcompassion.GItGisGusuallyGaGclueGforGyouGtoGgoGslowerGandGnotGtoGpushGt
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TOP:G Discipline:GBehavioralGScience MSC:G OrganGSystem:GGeneral
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c. UseGlanguageGthatGkeepsGtheGpatientGfromGbeingGexpansiveGinGhisGorGherGanswer.
d. UseGproperGmedicalGandGtechnicalGterminology.
e. UseGtheGsimplestGlanguageGpossible.
ANS:G B
ToGensureGthatGyourGquestionsGhaveGbeenGcorrectlyGunderstood,GbeGclear,GandGexplicitGwhile
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TOP:G Discipline:GBehavioralGScience MSC:G OrganGSystem:GGeneral
5. AGpatientGbecomesGrestlessGduringGtheGhistoryGandGsays,G“IGdon'tGhaveGtimeGforGallGofGthis
conversation.GI'veGgotGtoGgetGbackGtoGwork.”GYourGmostGappropriateGresponseGwouldGbeGto:
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b. askGanotherGopen-endedGquestionGandGinsistGonGanGanswer.
c. askGquestionsGaboutGhisGangerGandGmoveGcloserGtoGhim.
d. acknowledgeGhisGangerGandGproceedGwithGtheGhistoryGandGexamination.
e. ignoreGhisGdispleasureGandGbecomeGmoreGassertiveGaboutGgettingGanswers.
ANS:G D
ThisGisGtheGonlyGanswerGthatGresistsGtheGtendencyGforGpatientGmanipulation,GpursuesGthe
information,GandGconfrontsGtheGpatient'sGanger.
TOP:G Discipline:GBehavioralGScience MSC:G OrganGSystem:GGeneral
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e. “DoGtheGotherGpeopleGinGyourGhouseholdGconsumeGalcohol?”
ANS:G C
ThisGanswerGclarifiesGtheGpatient'sGownGtermGwithoutGaskingGaGleadingGquestionGorGbeing
judgmental.
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reGchestGpainsGforGtheGpastG2Gweeks.GWhichGinitialGhistoryGinterviewGquestionGisGmostGappropri
ate?
a. “CanGyouGdescribeGtheGpain?”
b. “TheGpainGdoesn'tGradiateGtoGyourGarm,GdoesGit?”
c. “HaveGyouGbeenGtreatedGforGanxietyGbefore?”
d. “DoesGyourGfatherGhaveGheartGdisease?”
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isGanGopen-endedGquestionGthatGoffersGcluesGtoGtheGchiefGconcern.
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