Exam Preview for 39992: 20Q: Audiologist-Psychologist Collaboration

20Q: Audiologist-Psychologist Collaboration

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1. Why is it important to nurture and respect patient autonomy? It will facilitate their hearing ability, particularly at the high frequency level. It may increase patient adherence to your recommendations and it correlates positively with patient satisfaction It will harm their hearing ability, particularly at the high frequency level. None of the above
2. How is traumatic transference defined? By using an algorithm dating back to the Roman empire By the degree of impairment As the conscious or unconscious redirection of feelings associated with an earlier trauma, such as hearing loss, toward a new person, such as an audiologist By the use of psychological inkblots
3. What are steps to initiate a referral? Validating the patient’s feelings. Normalizing (de-stigmatizing) the referral. Humanizing the mental health professional. All of the above
4. Initiating a mental health referral should: Be done carefully so as not to cause the patient to feel shame Be done routinely when a patient looks sad Be done using a team, holistic approach Both A & C
5. When initiating a mental health referral for a patient with hearing loss, which approach is most effective for de-stigmatizing the recommendation and reducing patient anxiety? Using clinical diagnostic terms like "psychotherapy" or "mental health disorder" to ensure the patient understands the medical necessity. Keeping the referral professional and anonymous by withholding personal details about the mental health provider's personality or experience. Advising the patient that their anxiety is a unique occurrence that requires specialized intervention beyond standard audiological care. Framing the referral as part of a multi-disciplinary team approach that emphasizes the partnership between audiology and psychology.