CCIM Oral Exam Questions
In terms of what we did in the last part of the course, would you summarize what the
Balanced Compassionate Caring Model means, be ready to draw it, and explain why
that might be important in a clinician's career? - answer
Explain what it means for compassionate caring to be at the center of how we conceive
of healthcare? (End of Chapter 1, pp. 17-24) - answer
Describe how attachment theory is relevant to patient-physician dynamics. - answer
What is the Clinician Compassion Mental State Process? (Interviewer may ask follow-
up question on a selection of question-boxes in the diagram.) - answer
Explain what the Compassion Reset and Recovery maneuver is in the Clinician
Compassion Mental State Process and provide a variety of examples of Reset and
Recovery approaches. - answer
What are the implications of Porges' polyvagal theory for patient-physician relationship
dynamics? - answer
What is the transpersonal caring moment in Watson's theory of Caring? - answer
What is self-compassion with its three components (from Neff, 2003) and why is it
important? - answer
How is Fredrickson's theory and research on the broaden-and-build theory of positive
emotions important for clinicians? - answer
How is compassion distinct from empathy? - answer
What is the state of empirical evidence for the impact of compassionate caring in
healthcare practice? - answer
How does money and other compensation interact with the Clinician Compassion
Mental State? - answer
What are the costs of emotional detachment? - answer
What are two of the four competencies of emotionally intelligent care and why are they
relevant to clinical practice for physicians/dentists/PAs/NPs/therapists/
nurses/veterinarians/clinicians? - answer
In terms of what we did in the last part of the course, would you summarize what the
Balanced Compassionate Caring Model means, be ready to draw it, and explain why
that might be important in a clinician's career? - answer
Explain what it means for compassionate caring to be at the center of how we conceive
of healthcare? (End of Chapter 1, pp. 17-24) - answer
Describe how attachment theory is relevant to patient-physician dynamics. - answer
What is the Clinician Compassion Mental State Process? (Interviewer may ask follow-
up question on a selection of question-boxes in the diagram.) - answer
Explain what the Compassion Reset and Recovery maneuver is in the Clinician
Compassion Mental State Process and provide a variety of examples of Reset and
Recovery approaches. - answer
What are the implications of Porges' polyvagal theory for patient-physician relationship
dynamics? - answer
What is the transpersonal caring moment in Watson's theory of Caring? - answer
What is self-compassion with its three components (from Neff, 2003) and why is it
important? - answer
How is Fredrickson's theory and research on the broaden-and-build theory of positive
emotions important for clinicians? - answer
How is compassion distinct from empathy? - answer
What is the state of empirical evidence for the impact of compassionate caring in
healthcare practice? - answer
How does money and other compensation interact with the Clinician Compassion
Mental State? - answer
What are the costs of emotional detachment? - answer
What are two of the four competencies of emotionally intelligent care and why are they
relevant to clinical practice for physicians/dentists/PAs/NPs/therapists/
nurses/veterinarians/clinicians? - answer
