Psychosocial Skills
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- acceptance
- demonstrating an interest in a patient's behavior and feelings communicates to the patient that he or she is valued
- reassurance
- providing support by giving your attention to matters that are important to the patient; reinfores emotional security and helps reduce patient's axiety
- enhancing self-esteem
- gives the patient a sense of control and hope
- expression of feelings
- providing an environment in which a patient can feel safeand comfrotable to express emotions; enhances therapeutic relationship and allows the patient to solve problems
- role modelling
- demonstrating certain role or certain behavior
- role playing
- acting out other methods of response to a situation; increases one's own or another's understanding of the other's point of view or to practice approprate responses
- stress management
- accepting stress as a fact of life and managing it
- assertiveness
- use of behaviorial techniques that allow the individual to stand up for his or her rights without infringing on the rights of others
- limit setting
- form of behavior modification rather than a punishment and is used for times when acceptance of the patient's behavior is no longer appropriate
- deescalation
- used to reduce anxiety and slow doen the emotional response to it
- confrontation
- making direct statents that challenge patient's behavior or beliefs
- empathy
- communicating an understanding of how the client feels
- silence
- saying nothing; can convey many things
- relaxation techniques
- reducing stress through CAM