Editing Mental Health and Psychosocial Nursing (section)

=== Core Techniques ===
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! Technique !! Example
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| Open-ended questioning || "Tell me what has been happening at home."
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| Broad opening || "Where would you like to begin today?"
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| Reflecting || "You feel angry when your family visits."
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| Restating || Client: "I can't sleep." Nurse: "You are having trouble sleeping."
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| Clarifying || "I'm not sure I follow. Can you give me an example?"
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| Exploring || "Tell me more about that argument."
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| Focusing || "You mentioned your son. Let's stay with that."
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| Silence || Allows the client to organize thoughts; sit attentively and wait.
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| Offering self || "I will sit with you for a while."
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| Making observations || "You are pacing and clenching your fists."
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| Presenting reality || "I do not hear the voices, but I understand they are frightening to you."
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| Seeking consensual validation || "Tell me what you mean when you say you feel empty."
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| Voicing doubt || "That is hard for me to imagine. It seems unlikely to me."
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| Verbalizing the implied || Client: "It's useless to talk." Nurse: "Are you feeling that no one understands?"
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| Summarizing || "So far we have talked about your sleep and your job. Is that right?"
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