Asking the patient "What do you think about this?" allows the patient to evaluate the situation and form an opinion. This is an example of ____.  

A.  clarification
B.  verbalization
C.  reflection
D.  hypothesizing
E.  probing


C.  reflection
Reflection is when a thought, idea, or opinion is formed as a result of deeper thought, in this case stimulated by a question.

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Subspecialty of internal medicine that specializes in the ears and throat:

A) oncology. B) otolaryngology. C) pathology. D) pulmonology.

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