Chapter 3 The patient and dietitian relationship Flashcards
A high degree of __ ____- and ______ promote equality in a relationship with each person taking responsibility for their actions
mutual respect and a sense of self-empowerment
dietitians who want to develop a mustual respect and sense of self=empowerment will find ____ a rich source of material
Core Conditions of Empathy, Acceptance, and Genuineness
The core conditions are the foundateion of the _____ approach
patient centered approach, the patient is more able to experiment and take risks
What are three words are simple words to say but not easy to describe
Empathy, acceptance and genuineness
What does empathy involve
caring in a truly genuine and accepting way and developing a sensitive and accurate understanding of the way in which another perceives their experience, while at the same time maintaining a sense of one’s own identity
-involves being able to imagine oneself in the position of another
empathy is accompanying them in their experience and being with them
True
How can we demonstrate empathy
active listening and reflective responding
What is important when practicing empathy
understanding more fully one’s own reactions
Four different responses to “I try so hard to lose weight and manage to keep to my diet most of the week. It’s at the weekends when IM on my own… I feel so lonely I just eat… I guess its for comfort, really.
Dietitian 1 no understanding: theres no point in comfort eating, that won’t help at all
Dietitian 2: shows partial understanding: That makes it really difficult for you
Dietitian 3: shows accurate understanding It’s as if all the effort you’ve made in the week is undone at the weekends, when your own your own and feeling lonely.. thats when you want to eat
Dietitian 4: shows understanding beyond the patient’s immediate awareness: when you talk about being lonely and eating to comfort yourself you speak very quietly as though you are feeling say.
The level of empathy which is appropriate at the time depends on the relationship that the dietitian has with the patient
True
Acceptance involves having -___ and ____ for another
respect and warmth ; relates closely to ourselves
The extent to which we are critical of ourselves and critical of others limits our ability to provide acceptance
True
What does genuineness mean
being who we truly are without front or facad
The more genuine is the more trust we have, when they say something and matches their facial expression
True
difficulties arise in any relationship when it is perceived as one-sided; the dietitian is in the _____ position
true, dietitian is in authoritative position= dietitian must be aware
