Question

A 21-year-old university student presents to counselling services with increasing anxiety and panic attacks. She has no acute medical issues. According to the CanMEDS Communicator role, which interviewing approach is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Allow her to describe her concerns in her own words, use open-ended questions and validate her experience

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Use closed yes/no questions only to save time

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Focus solely on completing scoring tools without exploring context

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Provide immediate reassurance that nothing is wrong and end the interview

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Avoid discussing symptoms to prevent reinforcing anxiety

Practice question

A 21-year-old university student presents to counselling services with increasing anxiety and panic attacks. She has no acute medical issues. According to the CanMEDS Communicator role, which interviewing approach is most appropriate?