When a patient with the flu describes how he/she has been unable to sleep, the empathic medical assistant responds with
A. "I feel sorry for you."
B. "It will get better soon."
C. "I know how the flu can disrupt sleep."
D. "You cannot expect to sleep when you are sick."
E. "You should have taken some cold medicine."
C. "I know how the flu can disrupt sleep."
Empathy involves feeling and understanding another person's experience without having the experience yourself.
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