RT Book, Section
A1 Stosic, Morgan D.
A1 Ruben, Mollie A.
A1 Blanch-Hartigan, Danielle
A2 Schwartz, Rachel
A2 Hall, Judith A.
A2 Osterberg, Lars G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182526532
T1 Perception of Emotion in the Medical Visit
T2 Emotion in the Clinical Encounter
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260464320
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182526532
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  process  of  interpersonal  accuracy  can  be  defined  as  an  accurate  judgment  about  any  verifiable  characteristic  of  a  person  such  as  their  affective  states,  personality  traits,  values,  and  intentions.1  One  of  the  more  relevant  dimensions  of  interpersonal  accuracy  to  the  medical  encounter  is  that  of  emotion  perception.  Clinicians  who  notice  and  accurately  interpret  their  patient’s  emotional  reactions  will  be  better  equipped  to  foster  rapport  and  trust  with  their  patients,  as  well  as  better  able  to  tailor  treatment  plans  and  goals  during  the  medical  visit.2  This  chapter  introduces  the  concept  of  interpersonal  accuracy  as  it  refers  to  emotion  perception,  discusses  the  outcomes  associated  with  this  skill,  reviews  psychometrically  validated  tests  of  emotion  perception,  and  recommends  ways  to  train  and  improve  emotion  recognition  as  a  clinical  skill.