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Nontherapeutic Communication Techniques
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14
Nursing
Undergraduate 4
09/08/2012

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Giving reassurance
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"i wouldnt worry about that if I were you"
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rejecting
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"i do not want to hear about..."
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approving or disapproving
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"that's good im glad that you..."

"that's bad. id rather you...."

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agreeing or disagreeing
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"thats right. i agree"

"thats wrong. I disagree"

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giving advice
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"i think you shud..."
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probing
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"tell me how your mother abused you when you were a child"
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defending
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"no one here would lie to you"
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requesting an explanation
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"why do you think that?"
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indicating the existence of an external source of power
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"what makes you say that?"
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belitting feelings expressed
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client: "i have nothing to live for. I wish i was dead."

Ns: "Everybody gets down in the dumps at times. I feel that way myself sometimes"

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making stereotyped comments
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"keep your chin up"
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using denial
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client: "im nothing"

Ns: "of course you're something. Everybody is somebody"

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interpreting
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"unconciously your saying..."
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introducing an unrelated topic
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Client: "i dont have anything to live for"

Ns: "Did you have visitors this weekend?"

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