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6 years ago
A patient says, My partner doesn't love me Even the roses I get are the wrong color. It doesn't matter if I am not happy.. The nurse responds:
 
  a. How do you want your partner to show you that you're loved?
  b. When was the last time your partner made you feel really loved?
  c. Everyone deserves to be shown by their partners that they are loved. What did your partner have to say in his defense?
  d. Let me see if I understand you. You think your partner doesn't love you because the gifted roses were of the wrong color?
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The patient is demonstrating cognitive distortions by thinking in extremes and magnifying the problem and solution. The most therapeutic communication is the one that seeks clarification. Presenting the patient's statements allows the patient to listen with a third ear and take a view that places the event in perspective.
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