Which of the following terms describes the technique used when the medical assistant repeats this back to the patient: "So you have a lot of difficulty sleeping because of your pain?"

A. Displacement
B. Projection
C. Compensation
D. Rationalization
E. Paraphrasing


Answer: E

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