Mirroring means ____.
A. blocking further communication
B. restating what the patient says in your own words
C. interpreting what you believe the patient is saying
D. motivating the patient to describe the situation in his own way
E. asking closed-ended questions
B. restating what the patient says in your own words
Mirroring means restating what the patient says in your own words.
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