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Medical Assisting Chapter4
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12th Grade
10/03/2017

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active listening
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giving the speaker your undivided attention, resisting urges to respond verbally, mentally focusing and concentrating
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bias
Definition
to prejudge or have one-sided opinion that influences your judgement negatively
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body language
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body movements, sending a message without words; referred to as nonverbal communication
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colloquialisms
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slang or informal language
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communicate
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transfer information from one party to another
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communication cycle
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basic elements needed to communicate
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defensive
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a response to protect oneself from a perceived threat; usually unconscious
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demeanor
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how a person appears; his or hers expressions and body language
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discrimination
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to unfairly treat an individual or group based on age, culture, gender, race, religion, lifestyle, or sexual orientation
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displaced anger
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anger that is completely unrelated to the event that is presently occurring;
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enunciate
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vocalize, speak, pronounce, articulate
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ethnic
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standards of conduct generally accepted as a moral guide for behavior
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feedback
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oral or nonverbal response such as repeating, restatement, paraphrasing, examples, questions or summaries
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non compliant
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in a medical setting, refusing to obey the doctor's treatment plan
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nonverbal communication
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communication without words, expressed through body posture, hand movement, manner of walking
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objective information
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in medical context, facts that are apparent to the observer;
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open-ended questions
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questions that allow a person to formulate a response and elaborate
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perceptions
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assumptions that people make based on their awareness;
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prejudice
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judgement formed prior to gathering all facts
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reflective listening
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to think about, dwell on, mull over, study or weigh that has been said
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stereotype
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generalized or oversimplified conception concerning an individual, group, or form of behavior
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subjective information
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in a medical context, any information describing that the patient provides to the physician describing symptoms
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verbal communication
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the use of language or spoken words to transmit messages
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