When a health-care provider takes on the thoughts and feelings of another person as the provider's own, it is considered:

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When the health-care provider experiences sympathy, he/she takes on the thoughts and feelings of the patient as if they were the provider's own. Empathy differs in that the health-care provider has the ability to place himself or herself in another person's situation, or what that patient is personally experiencing, without taking on the thoughts and feelings of the patient/client. The skill of Active Listening allows the provider to demonstrate attentiveness to verbal and nonverbal messages from the interaction with the patient. The skill of Clarification allows the health-care provider to gather essential information to establish an accurate clinical picture and is best used to assist the health-care provider to gain clarity or understanding of what is being told to him or her by the patient/client.

When a Health-Care Provider Takes on the Thoughts and Feelings