CCIM EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS!
How does money and other compensation interact with the clinician compassion mental
state?
Money is necessary to sustain a compassionate career.
Money can interfere with compassionate caring if self interest is the primary motivation.
Sometimes money and other forms of compensation can be seen as a 3rd party motivator for a
clinician to engage with a patient in a caring interaction. Being motivated by financial gain in a
caring interaction can be concerning if the primary motivation is based on this instead of
compassion and desire to relieve the suffering of the fellow human being. However, it can be a
secondary motivator in caring interactions, for example a physician needs money to continue
contributing to their job, but in order to stay in the compassion mental state it cannot be the
dominating motivator.
What are the costs of emotional detachment?
detach from positive emotions (cannot broaden and build)
undercuts motivation and cause decreased job gratification
More likely to make mistakes and be less focused
You cannot build relationships when there is emotional detachment (with patients or with your
, friends and loved ones).
You assume things that arent true.
You numb your personal interactions.
You cannot put emotions away forever they will just build up.
We cannot selectively numb.
numerous psychological costs
What are two of the four competencies of emotionally intelligent care and what are they
relevant to clinical practice for clinicians?
One of the competencies is the ability to perceive emotions accurately. This is relevant to clinical
practice for clinicians because having this ability allows them to quickly read and interpret
emotions in themselves and in others and better respond to their environment and others.
Another competence is the ability to regulate and manage emotions in yourself and others. This
is relevant to clinical practice for clinicians because having this skill provides them with the
capacity to maintain the correct mood, repair one's mood when it's poor, and seek out or avoid
activities that accord with one's goals.
What is the boat metaphor for managing the impact of external systemic/societal factors?
ANSWERS!
How does money and other compensation interact with the clinician compassion mental
state?
Money is necessary to sustain a compassionate career.
Money can interfere with compassionate caring if self interest is the primary motivation.
Sometimes money and other forms of compensation can be seen as a 3rd party motivator for a
clinician to engage with a patient in a caring interaction. Being motivated by financial gain in a
caring interaction can be concerning if the primary motivation is based on this instead of
compassion and desire to relieve the suffering of the fellow human being. However, it can be a
secondary motivator in caring interactions, for example a physician needs money to continue
contributing to their job, but in order to stay in the compassion mental state it cannot be the
dominating motivator.
What are the costs of emotional detachment?
detach from positive emotions (cannot broaden and build)
undercuts motivation and cause decreased job gratification
More likely to make mistakes and be less focused
You cannot build relationships when there is emotional detachment (with patients or with your
, friends and loved ones).
You assume things that arent true.
You numb your personal interactions.
You cannot put emotions away forever they will just build up.
We cannot selectively numb.
numerous psychological costs
What are two of the four competencies of emotionally intelligent care and what are they
relevant to clinical practice for clinicians?
One of the competencies is the ability to perceive emotions accurately. This is relevant to clinical
practice for clinicians because having this ability allows them to quickly read and interpret
emotions in themselves and in others and better respond to their environment and others.
Another competence is the ability to regulate and manage emotions in yourself and others. This
is relevant to clinical practice for clinicians because having this skill provides them with the
capacity to maintain the correct mood, repair one's mood when it's poor, and seek out or avoid
activities that accord with one's goals.
What is the boat metaphor for managing the impact of external systemic/societal factors?
